In Vivo Echocardiographic Imaging of Transplanted Human Adult Stem Cells in the Myocardium Labeled with Clinically Applicable CliniMACS Nanoparticles

TEE is an elegant method for real-time documentation of successful transplantation and cell colony localization of magnetically labeled CD133+ cells in the ischemic myocardium. Our method should be of special interest for TEE-guided transcatheter injection of cells.