Comparison of gastric emptying of solid and semi-solid meals using real-time ultrasonography in healthy Sri Lankan adults

Figure 1 Ultrasonographic images showing the measurement of antral cross-sectional areas. A: Fasting; B: 5 minutes after ingestion of the semisolid test meal; C: 5 minutes after ingestion of the solid test meal.

Figure 2 Comparisons of residual gastric antral size, gastric emptying, and antral motility index between solid and semisolid meals. ^aP < 0.05 compared with semisolid meal (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test). A: Comparison of residual gastric antral size after ingestion of the solid and semisolid meals; B: Comparison of gastric emptying of solid and semisolid meals; C: Comparison of the antral motility index of solid and semisolid meals.