Detailed assessment of human gastric motor function is of key importance for a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms controlling the processing and digestion of food in the gastrointestinal tract. Disorders of gastric function are highly prevalent and impair seriously the quality of life. Although investigated in many clinical studies, the underlying pathogenesis is still not fully understood. Among various medical techniques magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers the unique possibility to acquire non-invasively three-dimensional image data at high temporal and spatial resolution and...