The test is to look at how your child’s stomach empties after a meal. We do this by adding a small amount of radioactive tracer to either a meal of scrambled eggs, porridge or formula milk. The Images are taken using a Gamma Camera. The pictures will help your doctor understand your child’s condition.
Your child’s nuclear medicine gastric emptying scan
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