Usefulness of gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy using the knee-chest position for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease

The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) scintigraphy using the knee-chest (KC) position for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The study subjects were 37 patients with GERD and 8 healthy volunteers (control group). Endoscopically obs...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear medicine 2005-06, Vol.19 (4), p.291-296
Main Authors: Asakura, Yasushi, Imai, Yukinori, Ota, Shinichi, Fujiwara, Kenji, Miyamae, Tatsuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Chest
Diagnosis
Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
Esophagitis
Evaluation
Female
Gastroesophageal reflux
Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnostic imaging
Gastroesophageal Reflux - pathology
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy
Gastrointestinal diseases
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
KC position
Knee
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Mucosa
Posture
Radionuclide Imaging
Reproducibility of Results
Scintigraphy
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Supine position
Thorax
Throat
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