Noninvasivein vivoimaging to monitor the trafficking or homing of hematopoietic progenitor cells to vascular lesions is essential for both basic research and clinical practice. Here Qiu and Yang examine molecular MRI of stem-progenitor cells in atherosclerosis. They discuss advanced techniques for magnetic labeling of stem-progenitor cells, and how this modality could be used to monitor stem-progenitor cells migrating to injured arteries and vascular gene therapy mediated by stem-progenitor cells.
- Bensheng Qiu
- Xiaoming Yang
