Colon transit scintigraphy in health and constipation using oral iodine-131-cellulose.

RG McLean, RC Smart, D Gaston-Parry… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1990 - europepmc.org
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 and …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of oral iodine-131-cellulose and indium-111-DTPA as tracers for colon transit scintigraphy: analysis by colon activity profiles

RC Smart, RG McLean, D Gaston-Parry… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1991 - Soc Nuclear Med
NSW, Australia greater sensitivity of the camera to the 173 keY photons. On all occasions,
anterior and posterior images of the abdomen were obtained on a digital computer for 10 mm …

A new quantitative LC tandem mass spectrometry assay for serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D

M Herrmann, T Harwood, O Gaston-Parry, D Kouzios… - Steroids, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The accurate measurement of 25-hydoxy vitamin D (25OH-D) in serum
has been a challenge for many years. We developed a liquid chromatography tandem mass …

Utility of whole gut transit scintigraphy in patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms

K Balan, L Alwis, LI Sonoda, D Pawaroo… - Nuclear medicine …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background To review our experience of doing whole gut transit scintigraphy in patients
presenting with functional gastrointestinal problems and to determine its clinical usefulness. …

State-of-the-art vitamin D assays: a comparison of automated immunoassays with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry methods

CJL Farrell, S Martin, B McWhinney, I Straub… - Clinical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Vitamin D testing is increasing worldwide. Recently several diagnostic
manufacturers including Abbott and Siemens have launched automated 25-hydroxy vitamin D (…

Lower cortical porosity and higher tissue mineral density in Chinese American versus white women

S Boutroy, MD Walker, XS Liu… - Journal of Bone and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Asian women have lower rates of hip and forearm fractures compared to other racial groups
despite lower areal bone mineral density (aBMD). We have demonstrated microarchitectural …

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the active vitamin D metabolite (1, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D) and haemoglobin levels in older Australian men: the …

V Hirani, RG Cumming, F Blyth, V Naganathan… - Age, 2015 - Springer
Anaemia and low 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25D) and 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D) levels
are common in older people and may adversely affect morbidity and mortality. While there is …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging measurement of whole gut transit time in paediatric and adult functional gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

H Sharif, D Devadason, N Abrehart, R Stevenson… - Diagnostics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are common conditions in children
and adults, often associated with abnormalities of whole gut transit. Currently, transit tests …

Sacral nerve stimulation fails to offer long-term benefit in patients with slow-transit constipation

V Patton, P Stewart, DZ Lubowski, IJ Cook… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Sacral nerve stimulation is proposed as a treatment for slow-transit constipation.
However, in our randomized controlled trial we found no therapeutic benefit over sham …

[HTML][HTML] Factor analysis identifies subgroups of constipation

PG Dinning, M Jones, L Hunt… - World Journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine whether distinct symptom groupings exist in a constipated population and
whether such grouping might correlate with quantifiable pathophysiological measures of …