Ten patients of ages 35 to 61 years with 'cholecystopathy' received an injection of 20 ml, 40% biligrafin. X-rays of the gall-bladder area were taken before and at certain intervals after the injection. This was followed by ultrasonic stimulation (applied using the impulse technique) for ten to twenty minutes at frequencies of 3 MHz, effective intensity of 1.4-2.8 W cm-2 and with paraffin oil as a contact agent. The dorsal segments were subjected to ultrasonic stimulation of weaker intensity but longer duration than the ventral segment. The gall-bladder shadow was analysed planimetrically, and an approximate volumetric calculation was attempted. The results show that the gall-bladder responds to segmental ultrasonic stimulation by both contraction and dilatation, presumably through a cutaneous visceral reflex arch, a qualitatively and quantitatively different response to that of egg yolk. Segmental ultrasonic stimulation of the gall-bladder seems to be a suitable complement to fatty meal treatment, particularly where this 'contra-indicated'. In addition it offers the possibility of differentiating between hyper and hypokinetic forms of gall-bladder dyskinesia. Finally, it was observed that a more marked effect on the gall-bladder can be produced by dorsal-segmental stimulation than by stimulation over the ventral points.

Adult↗

PubMed1975

Semiautomatic-planimetric analysis of the BCG (by means of an electrointegrationset).

The present invention is based on the use of two ballistic galvanometers in connection with an ECG-Bcg set, making it unnecessary to change poles mechanically each time in order to take in surface values above and below the zero line. A further advantage is that surface portions above and below can be dealt with simultaneously, i.e. with the same surface and without having to wait for the subsequent one(s), which already could have changed. The indicated values of the ballistic galvanometer can, on the one hand, be read directLy or, on the other hand, be documented mechanically by means of a film camera or by a photographic camera with or without different adjustable time delays or by electronic coupling after applying the measurement(s).

Automation↗

PubMed1974