MRI for the evaluation of gastric physiology

Author(s):
Zwart, I.M. de; Roos, A. de (0000-0001-5416-2644)
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

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. 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. 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. 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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Date issued
2010-11-30
Language
English
Is part of
European Radiology (2010), Vol. 20, no. 11, p. 2609-2616
hdl
1887/110410