title: Radionuclide colon transit study in patients with idiopathic constipation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Constipation is the most common digestive complaint. Radionuclide colon transit study is a useful tool for assessing the motility of the colon. In this study, we evaluate patients with idiopathic constipation using the radionuclide colon transit study.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied radionuclide colon transit in 23 patients with idiopathic constipation. Thirty healthy volunteers were included as a control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, patients with idiopathic constipation usually had slow or normal colon transit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggested that the radionuclide colon transit study may be clinically useful in evaluating and assessing the efficacy of therapy in patients with idiopathic constipation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan. sjwang@vhgtc.vghtc.gov.tw
authors.forename: Shyh-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wan-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chou-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Gran-Hun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003248:Constipation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate