PMC:2948165 / 55-1109 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/2948165","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"2948165","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/2948165","text":"Background:\nEvaluation of gastric physiology (gastric emptying and motility) is important for the diagnosis of disturbances such as functional dyspepsia. MRI is a non-invasive technique that allows simultaneous registration of gastric emptying and motility.\n\nAim:\nTo provide an overview of the literature of studies that used MRI as a tool for evaluation of gastric function in both research and clinical settings.\n\nMaterials and methods:\nA MEDLINE search was performed (1990–2008) directed at the radiology and gastroenterology literature on gastric physiology. Key words that were used included: functional tests, gastric emptying, gastric motility, gastric physiology and MRI. Twenty-five articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis.\n\nResults and conclusion:\nOver the last decade, MRI has developed as a reliable, non-invasive method for detailed evaluation of gastric emptying and motility without the disadvantages of ionizing radiation and without the use of intragastric catheters that influence gastric physiology.","divisions":[{"label":"sec","span":{"begin":0,"end":257}},{"label":"title","span":{"begin":0,"end":11}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":12,"end":257}},{"label":"sec","span":{"begin":259,"end":414}},{"label":"title","span":{"begin":259,"end":263}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":264,"end":414}},{"label":"sec","span":{"begin":416,"end":768}},{"label":"title","span":{"begin":416,"end":438}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":439,"end":768}},{"label":"title","span":{"begin":770,"end":793}}],"tracks":[]}