Method of computer tomography imaging the gastrointestinal tract and surrounding upper abdominal tissues and organs using an orally administered low density contrast medium

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PATENT NO 5611342
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08483648

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A method for enhanced CT imaging of the tissues defining the upper gastrointestinal tract and the upper abdominal organs wherein the upper gastrointestinal tract is filled with a chemically defined low density CT contrast agent solution having a prolonged gastric emptying time, thus causing the lumen of the upper gastrointestinal tract to appear less dense than the gastrointestinal tract walls and upper abdominal organ.

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MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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Widder, Kenneth J Rancho Santa Fe, CA 57 2091

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