Processing
- Interpret the images on the computer screen in cine display or in the printouts.
- Get time activity curves over esophageal segments and note any peak and features.
- Regarding GE episodes: 1) Intensity, 2) Duration, 3) Level in esophagus, 4) Number and 5) If related to Valsalva maneuver or espontaneous.
References:
Martin-Comin J.. Estudio de la Motilidad Digestiva. Absorción y Perdidas Proteicas. Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal. Test del Aliento, p: 239-247 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.
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