title: Assessment of gastrointestinal motor functions by MRI: a comprehensive review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful technique for evaluating gastrointestinal (GI) motor functions because it provides multi-planar imaging capability, high imaging speed, good spatial resolution and excellent soft tissue contrast. Moreover, multiple parameters of GI function can be assessed non-invasively during a single study.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This critical review of the literature discusses the strengths and limitations of MRI for evaluating GI motor functions.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. luca.marciani@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marciani
mesh_terms: D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*