Surface mapping of gastric motor functions using MRI: a comparative study between humans and rats
Xiaokai Wang, Fatimah Alkaabi, Minkyu Choi, Madeleine R. Di Natale, Ulrich M. Scheven, Douglas C. Noll, John B. Furness, Zhongming Liu
2024American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology15 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
A novel MRI technique can visualize how the stomach accommodates, mixes, and propels food for digestion in humans and animals alike. Digital models of gastric MRI reveal the functional maps, organization, and distinction of the stomach across individuals and species. This technique holds the unique potential to advance basic and clinical studies of functional gastric disorders.
Topics & Concepts
PeristalsisTonic (physiology)StomachAntrumGastric emptyingMagnetic resonance imagingInterstitial cell of CajalAnatomyMedicineMotor activityNeuroscienceInternal medicineBiologyRadiologySmooth muscleGastrointestinal motility and disordersHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastroesophageal reflux and treatments