Simultaneous estimation of liquid and solid gastric emptying using radiolabelled egg and water in supine normal subjects Journal Article


Authors: Kris, M. G.; Yeh, S. D. J.; Gralla, R. J.; Young, C. W.
Article Title: Simultaneous estimation of liquid and solid gastric emptying using radiolabelled egg and water in supine normal subjects
Abstract: To develop an additional method for the measurement of gastric emptying in supine subjects, 10 normal subjects were given a test meal containing 99Tc-labelled scrambled egg as the "solid" phase marker and 111In in tapwater as the marker for the "liquid" phase. The mean time for emptying 50% of the "solid" phase (t1 2) was 85 min and 29 min for the "liquid" phase. Three individuals were restudied with a mean difference between the two determinations of 10.8% for the "solid" phase and 6.5% for the "liquid" phase. Twenty-six additional studies attempted have been successfully completed in symptomatic patients with advanced cancer. This method provides a simple and reproducible procedure for the determination of gastric emptying that yields results similar to those reported for other test meals and can be used in debilitated patients. © 1986.
Keywords: adult; clinical article; drug efficacy; technetium 99m; technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid; time factors; eating; diagnosis; stomach cancer; radioisotope; water; posture; indium 111; radioisotopes; pentetate indium in 111; normal human; stomach; oral drug administration; human experiment; pentetic acid; stomach emptying; indium; drinking; cancer; human; male; female; priority journal; gastric emptying; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.; test meal; eggs
Journal Title: International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part B: Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume: 13
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0883-2897
Publisher: Elsevier, Inc.  
Date Published: 1986-01-01
Start Page: 629
End Page: 631
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2897(86)90037-1
PUBMED: 3557990
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 18 August 2021 -- Source: Scopus; Acknowledgments: The authors wish to thank Drs Robert Kurtz, Moshe Shike, Paul Sherlock and Richard Benua for their assistance in planning the study and Jean Elbaum and Lila Latta for preparation of the manuscript.
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  1. Samuel D J Yeh
    107 Yeh
  2. Mark Kris
    869 Kris
  3. Charles W Young
    82 Young
  4. Richard J. Gralla
    69 Gralla