There is no standard method of analysis of scintigraphic colonic transit investigation. This
study was designed to compare 4 techniques. Methods: Sixteen subjects (median age, 37.5 …

A polymer-coated capsule has been used in eight volunteer subjects to deliver 111 In-resin
into the ileocaecal region. The images were acquired for up to 3 days to follow transit …

Abstract Background/Aims: Scintigraphic studies give detailed information on colonic transit.
In this study, several methods of presenting such data were compared and discussed. The …

Objective Colonic transit studies are used to diagnose slow transit constipation (STC) and to
evaluate segmental colonic transit before segmental or subtotal colectomy. The aim of the …

The subjects (mean age= 26 yr, range 21— 35; mean weight 176 lb. range 150— 196; all
within ±10% ideal body weight) were required to have a bowel movement frequency in the …

The purpose of the study was to assess if a new scintigraphic method for noninvasive
assessment of colonic transit could differentiate between subjects with normal bowel transit …

Measurement of colon transit time is the most basic and primary tool in evaluating disorders
of colonic motility. In particular, it is helpful in pathologic diagnosis and for planning …

Radioopaque markers are well established tools to determine segmental and total colonic
transit time. However, since no data are available on intraindividual reproducibility, in this …

Colonic transit scintigraphy was developed to quantitatively evaluate colonic transit. Using
this technique the progression of a radiolabeled marker from cecal instillation to defecation …

Polystyrene Pellets Page 1 GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE Differentiation of Prolonged Colonic
Transit Using Scintigraphy with Indium—ll l-Labeled Polystyrene Pellets Ernst G. Eising and …