Abstract
The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system (Fig. 16.1), pancreas, and salivary glands. Nuclear medicine is concerned with the evaluation of normal and abnormal functions of the gastrointestinal tract and hepatobiliary system. To date, the role of nuclear medicine in pancreatic disorders is limited to evaluation of its tumors which is dealt with elsewhere in the book. This chapter will deal with gastrointestinal tract and salivary glands, while the next chapter is devoted to the hepatobiliary system.
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Hassan, F. A. M., & Elgazzar, A. H. (2015). Digestive system 1: Gastrointestinal tract. In The Pathophysiologic Basis of Nuclear Medicine (pp. 529–558). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06112-2_16
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