1. Single isotopic probe for gastro-esophageal reflux diagnosis in children
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G. Le Moing, B. Mensch, and G. Maurel
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Screening test ,Scintigraphy ,Gastroenterology ,law.invention ,Gastro esophageal reflux ,Ph probe ,law ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Esophagus ,Child ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Gamma camera ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Reflux ,Infant ,General Medicine ,Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Child, Preschool ,Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid ,Gastroesophageal Reflux ,CTD ,business - Abstract
Gastro-esophageal reflux (G.E.R.) in children has been implicated in various recurring respiratory diseases. Several techniques including oesophageal pH testing and scintigraphy have been devised to detect and quantify G.E.R. Limitations have been found for each test: short duration with gamma-camera and restricted acceptability of the pH probe by children. A single isotopic probe was designed for a non-invasive screening test of G.E.R. in infants. This device was checked by comparison with oesophageal scintigraphy using a gamma camera. Only 1 discrepancy was detected in 19 reflux episodes. This method, using a relatively inexpensive detector and data acquisition module, seems to be well accepted by children, and may be associated with a pH probe for GER diagnosis. more...
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- 1987
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