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 …

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 …

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 …

The effects of liquid versus solid diet on human colonic transit were investigated, and transit
following cecal instillation of tracer was compared with transit following instillation in the …

A method for determining the profiles of gastric emptying, small intestinal residence, and
colonic filling of a solid test meal, labelled with 250 microCi 99mTechnetium sulphur colloid …

Radioisotopes allow accurate quantitation of the pattern and effectiveness of the transit of
chyme through the small and large intestines. Abnormalities of small bowel transit can be …

In this study, total gut transit and regional colonic transit in patients with idiopathic
constipation were measured scintigraphically. Eight patients with severe constipation were …

Evaluation of severe functional gastrointestinal motility disorders requires an investigation of
the entire gastrointestinal tract. This should be possible with a single radionuclide imaging …

The effect of eating on the transit of radiolabelled particles through the small intestine has
been monitored in eight healthy subjects dosed after an overnight fast. Each subject …

Abstract Background and Purpose Currently, most studies combine the small bowel transit
examination with gastric emptying time examination. There are significant drawbacks to this …