A review of methods for assessment of the rate of gastric emptying in the dog and cat: 1898-2002

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 609-621

  Wyse, Cathy A ^a,b   McLellan, J ^a   Dickie, A M ^a   Sutton, D G M ^a   Preston, T ^c   Yam, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barium impregnated polyethylene spheres; Breath test; Radiography; Scintigraphy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

BREATH ANALYSIS; CANNULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOG; DRUG ABSORPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANIMALS; BARIUM; BREATH TESTS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CATS; DECISION TREES; DOGS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0141889323     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0609:AROMFA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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