Development of a new method for small bowel transit study

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 387-392

  Hung, Guang Uei ^a   Tsai, Chien Chung ^b,c   Lin, Wan Yu ^d  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Enteric capsule; Small bowel transit; Tc 99m pertechnetate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE; TRACER;

ACID SECRETION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE SECRETION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CAPSULE; DUODENUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CHARCOAL; DIFFUSION; DRUG CARRIERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M;

EID: 33747454963     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: 09147187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03027373     Document Type: Article

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