The purpose of this study is to use the Squid magnetometer (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) to help diagnose electrical and mechanical abnormalities of the stomach and intestines.
The Squid magnetometer is a non-invasive investigational device that measures the electrical activity in the smooth muscle of the intestines. Volunteers with normal bowel activity, those with gastric problems, and diabetics with gastric problems will be studied under the SQuid to determine normal and abnormal activity. Diabetics with an abnormal gastric emptying study will be asked to participate.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
78
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
to observe a difference in the magnetic activity between the normal and diseased smooth muscle of the stomach and intestines.
Time frame: 2010
to specifically study the electrical activity of diabetics with an abnormal gastric emptying.
Time frame: 2010
Measurement of mesenteric ischemia
Time frame: 2010
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