Helen had the Gastric Emptying Study - Solid Phase test done today, she felt quite ill afterward.
Clinical Information:
Following the ingestion of a Tc-99m solid radiolabelled meal, serial imaging in the anterior and posterior projections was performed for 100 minutes. There is a marked delay in gastric emptying. The T1/2 of emptying is not reached at the end of the examination and is extrapolated to be 373 minutes (normal 60 =/- 30 minutes). At the end of the study, only 14% of initial gastric activity is emptied.
Impression/Diagnosis:
Findings are suggestive of significant gastroparesis to solids if there is no evidence of gastric outlet obstruction.
by Urvi Joshi - Nuclear Medicine Physician
