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. 1969 Oct;10(10):842–847. doi: 10.1136/gut.10.10.842

A new method for studying gut transit times using radioopaque markers

J M Hinton, J E Lennard-Jones, A C Young
PMCID: PMC1552992  PMID: 5350110

Abstract

A simple technique for measuring gastrointestinal transit times using radioopaque pellets of barium-impregnated polythene has been developed and validated. A normal range has been established by studying 25 normal subjects; all passed the first marker within three days and most passed 80% of the markers within five days.

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