| Literature DB >> 8462616 |
R W Lipp1, H F Hammer, W Schnedl, H Dobnig, A Passath, G Leb, G J Krejs.
Abstract
A new and simple scintigraphic method for the measurement of gastric emptying was developed and validated. The test meal consists of 200 g potato mash mixed with 0.5 g Dowex 2X8 particles (mesh 20-50) labelled with 37 MBq (1 mCi) technetium-99m. After ingestion of the meal, sequential dynamic 15-s anteroposterior exposures in the supine position are obtained for 90 min. A second recording sequence of 20 min is added after a 30-min interval. The results can be displayed as immediate cine-replay, as time-activity diagrams and/or as activity retention values. Complicated mathematical fittings are not necessary. The method lends itself equally to the testing of in- and outpatients.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8462616 DOI: 10.1007/bf00170009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Nucl Med ISSN: 0340-6997