MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Rd, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK.
J Breath Res. 2009 Sep;3(3):034002. doi: 10.1088/1752-7155/3/3/034002. Epub 2009 Jun 5.
The (13)C octanoate breath test for gastric emptying has still not achieved its full potential in clinical practice, largely because of uncertainty in how to relate its results to those of more established techniques, such as gamma scintigraphy. Here we briefly review the test and then go on to discuss recent advances in its validation and interpretation.
13C 辛酸呼气试验用于胃排空的临床应用尚未充分发挥其潜力,主要是因为人们对于如何将其结果与更成熟的技术(如γ闪烁扫描法)的结果相联系感到不确定。本文简要回顾了该试验,并进一步讨论了其验证和解释方面的最新进展。