Gastric emptying. Comparison of anterior only and geometric mean correction methods employing static and dynamic imaging.

Dynamic (continuous) and static imaging techniques were compared in the analysis of gastric emptying patterns in 16 consecutive adult patients with normal gastric half-emptying times assessed by dynamic imaging for 90 minutes under a dual head camera allowing simultaneous anterior and posterior imaging. Gastric t1/2 values were calculated for each patient based on four different data analysis methods: geometric mean corrected dynamic data (GD), anterior alone dynamic data (AD), geometric mean corrected simulated static data (GS), and anterior alone simulated static data (AS). The mean t1/2 values were: GD = 63.

Radiologic-pathologic correlation. Diffuse pontine astrocytoma.

This case demonstrated the classic gross, pathologic, CT, and MR findings of pontine astrocytoma. The role of functional brain imaging in identifying regrowth of tumor was illustrated and the differential diagnosis of a brain stem lesion summarized.

The renal effects of low-dose dopamine in thermally injured patients.

The renal effects of low-dose dopamine (LDD) therapy in hyperdynamic thermally injured patients are unknown. We investigated the renal effects of LDD in ten burn patients (mean +/- SEM age and % total body surface burned: 30.2 +/- 3.