Barts and The London NHS Trust

1 article published in JoVE

• Medicine

  
  In Vivo Imaging and Tracking of Technetium-99m Labeled Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Equine Tendinopathy Jayesh Dudhia¹, Patricia Becerra², Miguel A. Valdés², Francisco Neves², Neil G. Hartman³, Roger K.W. Smith^{1 1}Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, ²Hospital de Referencia La Equina, Manilva, ³Department of Nuclear Medicine, Barts & The London NHS Trust This protocol describes the radiolabeling of equine mesenchymal stem cells and their implantation into tendon injuries in the horse in order to determine cell survival and tissue distribution using gamma scintigraphy.