The company has acquired an unparalleled expertise and reputation applying these powerful techniques. MSI is developing a new generation of medical diagnostic tests that use drug probes specifically selected to interact with a pathogen or enzyme system. This biochemical interaction releases molecular markers into the blood and expired breath indicating the presence of an infection or the condition of an organ. The Ez-HBT Helicobacter Blood Test is the first application for this technology that in the future will include tests for assessing the function of the liver and pancreas, gastric emptying rate, lactose intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, and detecting small intestine bacterial overgrowth. All our medical diagnostic tests are based on isotope tracer technology.
Isotopes are elements with similar chemical properties but different atomic weights.
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are several biologically relevant elements that have naturally occurring stable isotopes. Metabolic Solutions uses stable isotopes that do not undergo radioactive decay. Stable isotopes are detected by their atomic mass difference using an instrument called a mass spectrometer. Inc. All rights reserved.