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- FIGURE 1.
γ-camera images and regions of interest of gastric emptying study. At top left are anterior and posterior images of stomach just after intake of radiolabeled meal. Large region of interest is always used on first image to contain all activity ingested. Subsequent regions of interest are drawn to conform to stomach. Images at top right were obtained 1 h after meal intake. Images at bottom show retention of meal after 2 h. Regions of interest are mirrored and applied to posterior images. Anterior and posterior counts are averaged using geometric mean, and count is decay-corrected to beginning of emptying.
- FIGURE 2.
Typical slow gastric emptying curve (time points at 0, 60, and 120 min). Analysis was done using esoft software (Siemens). T 1/2 = half-time.
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Recommendation given for… Patients (n) Any change in management 62 (62%) Nutrition education only 41 (41%) Medication only 10 (10%) Medication and nutrition education 6 (6%) Intervention 4 (4%) Imaging 1 (1%) Body mass index Patients (n) Change recommended (n) <18.5 (underweight) 4 1 (25%) 18.5–24.9 (normal weight) 29 17 (37%) 25–30 (overweight) 20 13 (39%) >30 (obese) 47 31 (40%)
