Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Intrathecal Transplantation in Chronic Stroke
Figure 2
PET scans of 3 patients before and after cell therapy. Increased FDG uptake is seen in all 3 patients in the postintervention PET-CT scans. The blue areas represent hypometabolic areas, green areas represent normal metabolic activity, and black areas represent absent metabolic activity (primary area of stroke). All 3 images show reduction in the blue areas and increase in the green area, showing improved metabolic activity. (a) Increased FDG uptake is seen in left parietal and temporal lobes indicating increased metabolic activity. (b) Increased FDG uptake is seen in the left frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes, along with left hippocampus, parahippocampus, and left amygdale. (c) Increased FDG uptake is seen in left frontal, parietal lobes. There is also increased FDG uptake in the right parietal lobe.
