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Gastric emptying is a radionuclide technique with a low effective radiation dose (maximum 0.3 mSv for 37 MBq) that is frequently used for measuring gastric emptying. In addition, other important clinical information achievable by this simple test are identifying repetitive reflux episodes, quantifying reflux level, duration and frequency, and evaluating possible lung aspiration.
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Caldaro, T. et al. (2017). Gastroenterology: Gastric Emptying – Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Garganese, M., D'Errico, G. (eds) Conventional Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43181-9_15
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