Comparison of the barium test meal and the gamma camera scanning technic in measuring gastric emptying

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · South. Med. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198109000-00012· OSTI ID:5393045

Perkel, M S; Fajman, W A; Hersh, T; Moore, C; Davidson, E D; Haun, C

In 21 patients with nonresected stomachs and symptoms of delayed gastric emptying, obstruction was excluded by upper gastrointestinal series and upper endoscopy; all had abnormal results of barium test meal (BTM) study. Each had repeat BTM after the administration of 10 mg of metoclopramide. Each patient also had two gamma camera studies after a technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid labeled meal; normal saline or metoclopramide was administered before each test in a blinded and random manner. Half-time (T1/2) and percentage of isotope remaining at six hours (GC6) were recorded. Ten asymptomatic controls had a gamma camera scanning study, and seven of these had a BTM. Nine of 19 patients had a T1/2 in the normal range, and in 12 of 19 patients the GC6 was in the normal range. The magnitude of retention of barium at six hours on the BTM did not correlate with the T1/2 (r . 0.076) or the GC6 (r. 0.296). Thus, these tests were not comparable in this study. By regression analysis, a significant reduction was shown in the amount of retained food and barium (P less than .01), the T1/2 (P less than .01), and the GC6 (P less than .01) after intramuscular administration of metoclopramide, indicating that both tests were able to evaluate the effects of this drug.

• OSTI ID: 5393045
• Journal Information: South. Med. J.; (United States), Journal Name: South. Med. J.; (United States) Vol. 74:9; ISSN SMJOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
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ORGANS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
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RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
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SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
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