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Stable isotopes and 13CO2 breath tests for investigating gastrointestinal functions
Yvo Ghoos1, Benny Geypens, Paul Rutgeerts
1Department of Pathophysiology, Division of Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
|October 5, 2002
Abstract:
In medical investigation there is a need for non-invasive methods. Moreover, patients ask for easy methods that are simple to perform and medical doctors demand reliable techniques. With the advent of stable isotopes a new area of tracer technology became available. In gastroenterology, 13CO2 breath tests are used which fulfill all the conditions needed in modern clinical research and investigation.