Consensus Recommendations for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: A Joint Report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine

• DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.107.048116
• Publication Date: 2008-02-21T01:44:17Z
• Authors: T. L. Abell; M. Camilleri; K. Donohoe; W. L. Hasler; H. C. Lin; A. H. Maurer; R. W. McCallum; T. Nowak; M. L. Nusynowitz; H. P. Parkman; P. Shreve; L. A. Szarka; W. J. Snape; H. A. Ziessman
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Gastroparesis; Stomach; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System; Gastric Emptying; Dumping Syndrome; Internal Medicine and Specialties; Health Sciences; Humans; Radionuclide Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques, Radioisotope

This consensus statement from the members of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine recommends a standardized method for measuring gastric emptying (GE) by scintigraphy. A low-fat, egg-white meal with imaging at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after meal ingestion, as described by a published multicenter protocol, provides standardized information about normal and delayed GE. Adoption of this standardized protocol will resolve the lack of uniformity of testing, add reliability and credibility to the results, and improve the clinical utility of the GE test.