Figure 4From: No evidence of myocardial restoration following transplantation of mononuclear bone marrow cells in coronary bypass grafting surgery patients based upon cardiac SPECT and 18F-PETVertical long axis (A, B) and short axis (C, D) 18F-FDG-PET images of patient with myocardial infarction. Non-transmural defect at apex and anterior wall before surgical therapy (A, C). Three months after cell transplantation and CABG, anterior wall and apex showed increased viability (arrows) in infracted area (B, D). EF changed from 31% to 60%.Back to article page