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Diagnostic Evidence that Adipose (Fat) Derived Stem Cells go to Specific Target Areas

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The most common question we have always encountered from patients was the question, "How do you know that the stem cells really do go to the problem areas?" In order to answer that question, an FDA-approved method of tagging cells was done. In the case of the stem cells, a 99mTC Radio Tagging was employed, which attached with the cells and would be able to be shown on scans, after they have been infused. Below were scans taken for treatments done on particular cases:  

ARTHRITIS

This is a particular case of a patient that complained of an arthritic wrist which was only on the right wrist. The patient was a good candidate for the radio-tagging as he only has a problem on one side of the hand. Fat Derived Stem Cells were tagged and intravenously infused on the left hand, which then showed the following scan:

RAdioactive Tagging of Fat Derived Stem Cells - Britannia Medical Center Of particular note to this scan was that the radio-tagged stem cells were found only on the right wrist, and not on the left, which clearly showed the ability of stem cells to go to the problem areas of the body. Closer view of Radio-tagged Stem Cells - Britannia Medical Center This is a closer view of the previously described scan which highlights the stem cells only on the right wrist.  

EMPHYSEMA

When activated stem cells were administered via IV drip into the left arm, the stem cells went directly to the site of the inflammation in the lungs. Scan was taken 24 hours after stem cells were activated and radio tagged. Radio-tagged stem cells in Emphysema patient - Britannia Medical Center Fat-derived stem cells were again found on the affected area, which is the lung of an emphysema patient.  

CEREBRAL PALSY

Below is an Indium scan of a 9-year old male diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The patient’s own adipose stem cells were harvested and activated. They were then tagged with Indium and returned the same day through an intravenous drip. A scan was taken and activated stem cells are clearly present in the brain on slide 15. RAdio-tagged aft stem cells in cerebral palsy patient - Britannia Medical Center See Slide 15 above. Yellow-orange area indicates "hot spot" indium tagged stem cells. Below is a close up of slide 15. The yellow-orange color represents tagged stem cells that have homed on the area of the brain dysfunction. Close-up of Radio-Tagged Stem Cells in Cerebral Palsy patient - Britannia Medical Center Slide 15: Yellow-orange area indicates indium tagged stem cells have logged in the affected brain tissue.  

BRAIN INJURY

Particular case of a patient that had a brain injury. After IV infusion of patient's own fat-derived stem cells, scan clearly shows the stem cells on the affected area. Radio-tagged stem cells on a patient with brain injury - Britannia Medical Center