title: Simultaneous assessment of bolus transport and contraction parameters in multiple-swallow investigations.
abstract: A better understanding of scintigraphic findings may lead to a wider acceptance of esophageal transit studies. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to correlate standard manometric parameters with the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of liquid and semi-solid bolus transport. Twenty-nine patients were simultaneously investigated with esophageal scintigraphy and manometry. Single-swallow and sum-image data of six consecutive swallows were analyzed. No significant relationship between transit time and the velocity of the peristaltic wave could be identified, which suggests that factors other than peristaltic velocity (e.g., pharyngeal pump) essentially modulate esophageal transit. There was also no linear correlation between esophageal emptying and peristaltic amplitudes. Emptying was normal in patients with amplitudes greater than 30 mmHg and reduced in those with amplitudes less than 30 mmHg. This suggests that a threshold pressure greater than 30 mmHg is necessary to propel a test bolus adequately. Patterns in condensed images have been shown to specifically reflect the events in corresponding manometric recordings. Normal and different pathologic types of peristalsis presented analogous findings in both modalities. Thus, an analysis of the relationship between bolus transport and contraction parameters in simultaneous studies increases understanding of quantitative and qualitative scintigraphic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Munich, FRG.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsch
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Voderholzer
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schroettle
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Klauser
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mueller-Lissner
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kirsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid