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Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition and Interpretation
Published on: September 22, 2023
MRI for the evaluation of gastric physiology
Ingrid M de Zwart1, Albert de Roos
1Department of Radiology, C2-S Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, NL-2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. i.m.de_zwart@lumc.nl
Background:
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.
Aim:
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.
Materials And Methods:
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.
Results And Conclusion:
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.
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