This article reviews the evaluation of gastric emptying in children with emphasis on
scintigraphic techniques. The mechanism of emptying as well as how quantitation may vary …

OBJECTIVE: The physiological range of gastric emptying in healthy children has not
previously been documented. The aim of this study was to establish the range of normal …

The time-activity curve of gastric emptying of milk was evaluated in 49 infants and children
who were also being evaluated for gastrointestinal reflux. After oral ingestion of technetium …

Gastric emptying measurements were performed in infants and children at 1 and 2 hours
after a liquid feeding. The 1-hour measurements were predictive of only 58% of the …

Gastroesophageal reflux and gastric emptying are usually assessed simultaneously with a 1-
hr procedure. After ingestion of radiolabeled formula sequential images are gathered when …

Abstract Background and Aim: Disorders of gastric emptying constitute an important group of
conditions in children. The diagnostic gold standard is scintigraphy, and recommendations …

Techniques and Errors In Scintigraphic Measurements of Gastric Emptying Page 1 The
measurement of gastric emptying in man by means of scintigraphy after ingestion of a meal con …

Elsewhere in this issue we report methods and results of assessing gastric emptying by a
scintigraphic method which is suitable for routine clinical use [1]. In this brief review we …

1. Radionuclide markers, whether liquid, semi-solid, or solid, must have a high labeling
efficiency and be stable throughout the duration of the procedure. 2. Meal size and …

RESULTS Forty-six of the 126 patients (38.3%) had abnormal gastroesophageal scintigrams
and were considered to have gastroesophageal reflux. The age distribution of the patient …