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Tracking transplanted cells using dual-radionuclide SPECT
Authors:Stodilka Robert Z  Blackwood Kimberly J  Prato Frank S
Affiliation:Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada. stodilka@lawsonimaging.ca
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to characterize the performance of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in tasks associated with tracking transplanted cells. Previous studies identified matters of hardware design, whereas we focus on biological variables impacting system performance, such as cell colony growth and non-specific radiolabelling. Using experimental data, a digital phantom was developed of in vitro 111In-radiolabelled stem cells, transfected with a reporter gene, transplanted into canine infarcted myocardium and interrogated using a peripherally injected 131I-radiolabelled reporter probe. Single- and dual-head SPECT acquisition was simulated. Performance was characterized using an estimation task, where the precision of parameter estimates (111In and 131I radiolabel quantity, cell colony size and location, and background) was tracked as the phantom evolved to simulate 111In-label efflux, cell colony growth and improved reporter probe specificity. In vitro pre-labelling of transplanted cells improved precision of parameter estimates via a priori size and location information. Precision of radiolabel quantity estimates improved with cell colony growth, despite 111In radiolabel dilution; size and location parameters were influenced little. Precision of radiolabel quantity estimates improved with reduced reporter probe non-specific uptake. The performance of SPECT in cell tracking is influenced strongly by biological variables. These should be considered when planning experiments or developing SPECT technology for cell tracking.
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