Study of stomach motility using the relaxation of magnetic tracers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1691-1697

  Carneiro, A A ^a   Baffa, O ^a   Oliveira, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

ARTICLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH MOTILITY;

BUTYLSCOPOLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; STOMACH;

EID: 0032769314     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/7/309     Document Type: Article

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