The lactulose breath test (LBT) andgastroenterocolonic scintigraphy (GECS) can both be
usedto measure orocecal transit time (OCTT). The aims ofthis study were (1) to measure OCTT …

Using a dual-headed gamma camera and a standardized egg test meal labeled with 99m Tc-sulfur
colloid, the quantitative emptying of the total, proximal and distal stomach in five …

Radionuclide studies of gastric emptying and motility are the most comprehensive and
physiologic studies of gastric motor function available. The studies are noninvasive, use a …

Describes available tests for the assessment of gastroduodenal motor function and provides
some guidelines for evaluating patients with possible gastroduodenal motor disorders. …

Gastric emptying scintigraphy was introduced more than 25 years ago by Griffith and still
remains the gold standard to assess gastric emptying. Test meals, radiopharmaceutical and …

Purpose Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has limitations in the presence of balanced
multivessel disease (MVD) and left main (LM) coronary artery disease, occasionally resulting in …

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The effect of the new gastrokinetic agent cisapride on gastric emptying was evaluated in 17
dyspeptic patients using the dual radionuclide technique. Eight patients with idiopathic …

The rapid progress in molecular genetics over the past three decades has given scientists
and researchers the ability to sequence, characterize, and manipulate genes, almost at will. …

Diurnal variation in insulin sensitivity in patients with NIDDM has long been suspected but
has been difficult to document mainly because of the interdependence of changes in glucose …