Radiopharmaceuticals

	3: RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS FOR GASTRIC EMPTYING
	There are many varying protocols, radioactive meals and normal ranges used for gastric emptying studies. A useful reference on the standardisation and reference values for gastric emptying studies is:
	Gryback P, Hermansson G, Lyrenas E, Beckman K, Jacobsson H and Hellstrom PM. (2000). Nationwide standardisation and evaluation of scintigraphic gastric emptying: reference values and comparisons between subgroups in a multicentre trial. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 27, 647-655
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