TABLE 1

Results Summary (n = 20 Healthy Subjects)

Parameter0 min30 min60 min120 min180 min240 min
IMD: gastric division into proximal  and distal halves0.76 ± 0.140.50 ± 0.120.37 ± 0.130.13 ± 0.080.03 ± 0.040.01 ± 0.01
IMD: gastric division into proximal  and distal segments with Fourier-defined  antral region0.85 ± 0.140.61 ± 0.160.48 ± 0.170.20 ± 0.100.06 ± 0.040.02 ± 0.02
Total gastric retention (%)100.0 ± 0.086.2 ± 6.972.1 ± 11.539.8 ± 12.816.4 ± 9.95.8 ± 6.0
Antral frequency (cycles/min)3.09 ± 0.313.30 ± 0.733.15 ± 0.282.96 ± 0.35NANA
Antral ejection fraction (%)26.28 ± 13.7429.43 ± 13.4227.96 ± 15.3126.95 ± 9.38NANA
Contraction speed (mm/s)2.91 ± 1.893.04 ± 1.653.54 ± 0.902.67 ± 1.37NANA
  • IMD = ratio of count in proximal stomach to total gastric count immediately after meal ingestion; NA = not available because of low count caused by majority of meal’s having left stomach.

  • Data are mean ± SD.