PubMed · 1984 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineNuclear MedicinePhysiologyDiagnostic Nuclear MedicineEndocrine Nuclear MedicineGastroenterologyDigestive PhysiologyGastrointestinal FunctionGastrointestinal ImagingGastrointestinal MotilityGastrointestinal PhysiologyGastrointestinal RadiologyDelayed Gastric EmptyingGastric Emptying AnalysisGastric Emptying DisordersGastric Emptying TimeGastrointestinal Function AssessmentGastrointestinal Motility Imaging
Techniques for the measurement of gastric emptying using radionuclides are reviewed as a basis for a discussion of gastric emptying tests. A new technique for the noninvasive quantitative measurement of antral motility is described, whereby measurements of redistribution of gastric contents between fundus and antrum and actual gastric emptying are obtained simultaneously. These tests provide more relevant insight into the pathophysiology of gastric motility disturbances than that previously obtained by conventional gastric emptying studies.