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The relationship between the cutaneously recorded electrogastrogram (EGG) and gastric contractions in man is unclear. We investigated: (1) the relationship between the electrogastrogram (EGG) signals and gastric contractions elicited by barium meals and (2) the effects of barium meals on frequency and amplitude of EGG signals. As documented by fluoroscopy in four healthy subjects, barium meals stimulated three per minute gastric peristalsis which corresponded with simultaneously recorded three cycle per minute (cpm) EGG waves. Eighteen other healthy volunteers ingested 45% (w/v) or 60% barium suspensions. As determined by Fourier analysis, the dominant EGG frequency before barium was 3 cpm in 16 subjects; two subjects had no distinct frequency peaks. After barium ingestion, the mean amplitude or power at 3 cpm and 1 cpm increased, but the increase was significant only after 45% barium. In conclusion: (1) individual EGG waves after barium reflect gastric peristaltic sequences, which are reflected in increases in amplitude or power of 3 cpm EGG activity; (2) density or viscosity of the barium meal affects the gastric myoelectric response; and (3) mechanical correlates of 1 cpm EEG activity are unknown.
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Koch, K.L., Stewart, W.R. & Stern, R.M. Effect of barium meals on gastric electromechanical activity in man. Digest Dis Sci 32, 1217–1222 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01296369
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