Figure 4.
Example of changes in the size of an infarct from baseline (before CSC infusion) to 4 and 12 months after CSC infusion. The numbers (in white) denote the infarct size (in g) in the slice shown; CSC=cardiac stem cell, FWHM=“full-width half-maximum” method, which uses all areas with >50% of the maximal signal intensity to define the infarcted myocardium. Note the decrease in gadolinium enhancement in the inferolateral wall at 4 months after CSCs, which persisted at 12 months.