title: Consensus recommendations for gastric emptying scintigraphy: a joint report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
abstract: This consensus statement from the members of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine recommends a standardized method for measuring gastric emptying (GE) by scintigraphy. A low-fat, egg-white meal with imaging at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after meal ingestion, as described by a published multicenter protocol, provides standardized information about normal and delayed GE. Adoption of this standardized protocol will resolve the lack of uniformity of testing, add reliability and credibility to the results, and improve the clinical utility of the GE test.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Abell
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Camilleri
authors.forename: Kevin
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authors.lastname: Donohoe
authors.forename: William L
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authors.lastname: Hasler
authors.forename: Henry C
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authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Alan H
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authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: Richard W
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authors.lastname: McCallum
authors.forename: Thomas
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authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Martin L
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authors.lastname: Nusynowitz
authors.forename: Henry P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Parkman
authors.forename: Paul
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authors.lastname: Shreve
authors.forename: Lawrence A
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authors.lastname: Szarka
authors.forename: William J
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authors.lastname: Snape
authors.forename: Harvey A
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authors.lastname: Ziessman