REPORTING SIMPLIFIED COLONIC TRANSIT STUDIES USING RADIONUCLIDES - CLINICIAN FRIENDLY REPORTS

This study describes a graphic presentation of the results of a simpli fied segmental colonic transit model. This study requires three sets o f images on three consecutive days after intake of indium-111 resin ca psule at each time point. The per cent of ingested activity is calcula ted in each region of the colon and in the faeces. The program uses st andard PC compatible graphic package, CorelDRAW (Corel Corporation). T he report for the patients' notes consists of three schematic diagrams of colon with regions identified and a pot representing the faecal ac tivity. The per cent of administered activity in each region and pot i s both printed and represented by shades of grey (white representing 0 % and black 100% activity), for each region and the pot. The distribut ion of activity is clearly seen at each time point and the report is p resented on single A4 size sheet of paper. Using a simplified colonic study protocol it is possible to produce clinician friendly reports on a single sheet of paper.