The utility of adding a liquid nutrient meal to aid interpretation of small bowel transit scintigraphy.

Conclusion: The number of equivocal SBTS cases decreased after administration of a LNM at 6 hours, converting to a definitive result. This suggests that with use of a LNM a majority of patients can complete SBTS in one day without the need for repeat imaging at 24 hours. Administering a LNM appears to be less effective for patients with gastric disorders. However, the clinical significance remains to be explored and it is unclear if these patients have both a gastric and small bowel disorder, hence reducing any motility-promoting effect of the LNM. PMID: 33361186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research