Comparison of gastric emptying of a nondigestible capsule to a radio‐labelled meal in healthy and gastroparetic subjects

Kuo, Braden; W. McCallum, Richard; L. Koch, Kenneth; D. Sitrin, Michael; M. Wo, John; D. Chey, William; L. Hasler, William; M. Lackner, Jeffrey; Katz, Leonard; Semler, Jack; E. Wilding, Gregory; P. Parkman, Henry

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03564.x

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Comparison of gastric emptying of a nondigestible capsule to a radio‐labelled meal in healthy and gastroparetic subjects

Published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics • Oct 29, 2007

Authors:

Braden Kuo

Richard W. McCallum

Kenneth L. Koch

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) using a radio-labelled meal is used to measure gastric emptying. A nondigestible capsule, SmartPill, records luminal pH, temperature, and pressure during gastrointestinal transit providing a measure of gastric emptying time (GET). AIMS: To compare gast...

Subject

Gastric emptying

Medicine

Gastroenterology

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