| Theme | The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Clinical Practice Based on the Understanding of Its Basic Mechanisms | |
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| Title | Evaluation of Gastric Emptying Rate by Ultrasonography | |
| Publish Date | 2009/11 | |
| Author | Ken Haruma | Division of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Hiroaki Kusunoki | Division of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Hiroshi Imamura | Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Kazuhiko Inoue | Division of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Manabu Ishii | Division of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Tomoko Kanzaki | Division of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Akiko Shiotani | Division of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Jiro Hata | Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Kawasaki Medical School |
| [ Summary ] | Although a number of methods have been used to evaluate gastroduodenal motility including gastric emptying, many of them have technical limitations and are too expensive or complex for use in daily clinical practice. Recent technical developments enable one to evaluate gastroduodenal motility by using ultrasonography. Ultrasonograpy is a simple, non-invasive modality for the assessment of gastric emptying and antral motility in either a liquid or solid meal, along with the assessment of duodenogastric reflux(DGR). | |