USE OF 99mTc-DTPA FOR MEASURING GASTRIC EMPTYING TIME Page 1 A rapid
andeasyisotopicmethodfor measur ing gastric emptying time (GET) is described. It involves the …

MATERIALS AND METHODS There were 24 diabetic patients for whom complete data were
available. The ages ranged from 22 to 64 yr (mean 39); there were 13 women and 11 men …

A radionuclide methodology and reference values have been developed for a single
gastrointestinal transit study including esophageal transit, liquid and solid gastric emptying …

Geometric-mean correction of gastric radioactivity can be used to correct for the distribution,
depth, and attenuation of the radionuclide. Anterior image counts were compared with the …

Olive oil was labeled with 99mTc (VXSCN) by direct extraction from acidic thiocyanate
solution according to the following method (13). Technetium-99m-pertechnetate (100— …

The radiopharmaceutical HAM (99mTc-human albumin microspheres) was used to measure
gastric emptying time in a series of 29 patients (normal, 9; duodenal ulcer, 7; gastric ulcer, 7; …

The gastric emptying of 99mTc-sulfur colloid, ingested in a nutrient liquid test meal, was
followed by gamma camera for normals, diabetics, and diabetics receiving intravenous …

Our goal was to study the accuracy of a limited assessment relative to the traditional and
obtain a more detailed approach to measure gastric emptying. Methods: We prospectively …

Gastric-emptying studies have no accepted standard methodology or reference values. A
simplified standardized protocol with a large reference database has been proposed, with …

The sequential scintiscanning technique was used to determine gastric emptying rates in
adult human subjects after ingestion of a meal of cornflakes and milk to which a gamma …