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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2825-2829
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2825
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2825
Table 1 The ultrasound meal accommodation test
| Time | Protocol |
| Fasting | Ordinary ultrasound examination of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, and large vessels. |
| Fasting | Evaluation of symptoms by VAS. |
| Fasting | Assessment of motility pattern (phase 1-3) by observing the pattern of contractility in the antrum. |
| Fasting | Measurement of area of the distal stomach (AA). |
| Fasting | Visualisation of the proximal stomach to explore whether it has content. |
| Meal ingestion | 500 mL of preheated meat soup is ingested in 4 min at a constant speed. |
| 2 min pp. | Measurement of the sagittal area (SA), the oblique frontal diameter (OFD), and the antral area (AA). |
| 5 min pp. | Postprandial symptom evaluation. |
| 10 min pp. | SA, OFD, and AA measurement. |
| 20 min pp. | SA, OFD, and AA measurement. |
| 30 min pp. | SA, OFD, and AA measurement. |
- Citation: Gilja OH, Lunding J, Hausken T, Gregersen H. Gastric accommodation assessed by ultrasonography. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2825-2829
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2825.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2825