gastric scintigraphy (gastric emptying study)
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Indications
- diagnostic test of choice for suspected gastroparesis
Procedure
- solid &/or liquid test meals of radiolabeled pharmaceutical followed by radiography to assess rate of gastric emptying
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 16. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006, 2009
- ↑ Abell TL, Camilleri M, Donohoe K et al Consensus recommendations for gastric emptying scintigraphy: a joint report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar;103(3):753-63. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18028513