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Reducing the Scan Time in Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy by Using Mathematical Models  

Yoon, Min-Ki (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon Medical School Gil Medical Center)
Hwang, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon Medical School Gil Medical Center)
Choe, Won-Sick (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon Medical School Gil Medical Center)
Lee, Byeong-Il (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Sung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine / v.39, no.4, 2005 , pp. 257-262 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Gastric emptying scan (GES) is usually acquired up to 2 hours. Our study investigated whether a fraction of meal-retention in the stomach at 120 minutes (FR120) was predicted from the data measured for 90 minutes by using non-linear curve fitting. We aimed at saving the delayed imaging by utilizing mathematical models. Materials and Methods: Ninety-six patients underwent GES immediately after taking a boiled egg with 74 MBq (2 mCi) Tc-99m DTPA. The patients were divided into Group I ($T_{1/2}\;{\leq}90\;min$) and Group II ($90\;min 5.3) and another simple exponential fitting was performed on the fractions at late times (60, 75, and 90 min). A predicted FR120 was calculated from the acquired functional formulas. A correlation coefficient between the measured FR120 and the predicted FR120 was computed ($MedCalc^{\circledR}$ 6.0). Results: Correlation coefficients(r) between the measured FR120 and the predicted FR120 of each mathematical functions were as follows: simple exponential function (Group I: 0.8558, Group II: 0.5982, p<0.0001), power exponential function (Group I: 0.8755, Group II: 0.6008, p<0.0001), modified power exponential function (Group I: 0.8892, Group II: 0.5882, p<0.0001), and simple exponential function at the late times(Group I: 0.9085, Group II: 0.6832, p<0.0001). In all the fitting models, the predicted FR120 were significantly correlated with the measured FR120 in Group I but not in Group II. There was no statistically significant difference in correlation among the 4 mathematical models. Conclusion: In the cases with $T_{1/2}\;{\leq}90\;min$, the predicted FR120 is significantly correlated with the measured FR120. Therefore, FR120 can be predicted from the data measured for 90 minutes by using non-linear curve fitting, saving the delayed imaging after 90 minutes when $T_{1/2}\;{\leq}90\;min$ is ascertained.
Keywords
Gastric emptying scintigraphy; Non-linear curve fitting; Tc-99m DIPA;
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