title: Effect of adjusted positioning on gastric distention and fluid distribution during CT gastrography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We hypothesized that performing CT gastrography with the patient in the left posterior oblique (LPO) position would provide better distention and less residual fluid for the lower part of the stomach than CT gastrography with the patient in the standard supine position.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The LPO position for CT guaranteed the distensibility of and minimal residual fluid in the lower part of the stomach, thus resulting in excellent 3D CT gastrographic images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Se Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joon Koo
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Han Kwang
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hyuk-Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung-Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Byung Ihn
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*