Electrogastrography: Methodology, validation and applications

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-17

  Yin, Jieyun ^a,b   Chen, Jiande D Z ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Ningbo Pace Translational Medical Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Electrogastrography; Gastric slow waves; Gastrointestinal motility

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BODY MOVEMENT; DYSPEPSIA; EGG; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRRITABLE COLON; MANOMETRY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REVIEW; SPIKE WAVE; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH MUSCLE; STOMACH PARESIS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 84876710322     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2013.19.1.5     Document Type: Review

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