Accuracy in assessment of colonic transit time with particles: How many markers should be used?

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1164-1169

  Abrahamsson, H ^a   Antov, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colonic transit time; Gastrointestinal motility

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEFECATION HABIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGED; COLON; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649614629     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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