How Reliable Is 13C-Acetate Breath Testing for Measuring Accelerated Gastric Emptying of Different Isocaloric Test Meals in Functional Dyspepsia and Health? A Comparison with MRI
H Fruehauf, O Goetze, A Steingötter, MA Kwiatek, B Stutz, P Boesiger, W Schwizer, M Fried, M Thumshirn · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 04
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Aim: To compare continuous 13C-breath test (BT) and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or gastric barostat method for measurement of gastric emptying and accommodation in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and healthy controls (HC). We hypothesized that impaired accommodation can be indirectly measured by the accelerated emptying rate of a high volume nutrient liquid meal, as assessed by BT, due to a higher intragastric pressure. Methods: 8 healthy controls and 8 dyspeptic patients underwent continuous 13C-breath testing with simultaneous MRI study on 2 occasions after ingestion of a 200ml, 300 kcal liquid…
