In vivo tracking of dual-labeled mesenchymal stem cells homing into the injured common carotid artery.

The aim of this study is to conduct in vivo, noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging of labeled rat bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) as they home into the site of injured common carotid artery following allograft transplantation. Our study was approved by the Institutional Committee on Animal Research. Purified rat BMSCs were dual labeled with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) particle and fluorescent DiI dye, and subsequently transplanted into recipient rats injured in the left common carotid arteries.

Long-term results and quality of life in patients treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine long-term survival, shunt patency, and quality of life in patients after creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

Materials And Methods: We followed up 103 patients who underwent TIPS for a mean of 20.10 +/- 25.