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- Title
MRI for the evaluation of gastric physiology.
- Authors
de Zwart IM; de Roos A; de Zwart, Ingrid M; de Roos, Albert
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Evaluation of gastric physiology (gastric emptying and motility) is important for the diagnosis of disturbances such as functional dyspepsia. MRI is a non-invasive technique that allows simultaneous registration of gastric emptying and motility.<bold>Aim: </bold>To provide an overview of the literature of studies that used MRI as a tool for evaluation of gastric function in both research and clinical settings.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>A MEDLINE search was performed (1990-2008) directed at the radiology and gastroenterology literature on gastric physiology. Key words that were used included: functional tests, gastric emptying, gastric motility, gastric physiology and MRI. Twenty-five articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis.<bold>Results and Conclusion: </bold>Over the last decade, MRI has developed as a reliable, non-invasive method for detailed evaluation of gastric emptying and motility without the disadvantages of ionizing radiation and without the use of intragastric catheters that influence gastric physiology.
- Publication
European Radiology, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 11, p2609
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-010-1850-3