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Magnet tracking allows assessment of regional gastrointestinal transit times in children

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Data on small intestinal transit time in healthy children are lacking, and normal values for gastric emptying and colonic transit time are sparse. Conventional methods, including radiopaque markers, scintigraphy, and PillCam™ involve radiation or require the child to swallow a large pill. The minimally invasive, radiation-free Motility Tracking System-1 (MTS-1) has been introduced for description of gastrointestinal motility in adults. The aim of the study was to evaluate the MTS-1 for assessment of gastrointestinal transit times and motility patterns in healthy children.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftClinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
Vol/bind6
Sider (fra-til)201-8
Antal sider8
ISSN1178-7023
DOI
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2013

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