http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2002/06/Articles/Scintigraphic-evaluation-of-gastric-emptying.aspxNuclear medicine evaluation of gastric motility in adults is an extremely useful but often underutilized procedure. The purpose of this article is to make gastric emptying studies user-friendly for patients and radiologists. The review addresses the relevant issues of anatomy and physiology; factors affecting gastric emptying; the radiolabled meal; imaging technique; quantitative analysis; and reporting.Wednesday, 26 Jun 2002 08:59:32 GMT