TABLE 1

Normal Values for Low-Fat, Egg-White Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy

Time PointLower Normal Limit for Gastric RetentionUpper Normal Limit for Gastric Retention
0 minA lower value suggests rapid gastric emptyingA greater value suggests delayed gastric emptying
0.5 h70%†
1 h30%†90%*
2 h60%*
3 h30%‡
4 h10%*

  • Values are the 95th percentile confidence interval.

  • ↵* Tougas et al. (39).

  • ↵† Abell et al. (50).

  • ↵‡ Lin et al. (51).