Motility of the large bowel may be grossly subdivided in two types of contractile activity: low-amplitude single or cyclic propagated waves and high-amplitude propagated activity. The latter is mainly apt to shift relatively large amounts of colonic contents, and it is related to defecation. The main component of this propagated activity is represented by the radiologically-identified mass movements, that have a manometric equivalent known as high-amplitude propagated contractions (HAPC). The present article reviews origins and characterization of HAPC in the time course of colonic motility investigations, and correlates it with technological advancements in recent years, putting into perspective the future possible options to better detect and investigate these important physiologic events.

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1907年至2020年：人类超过一个世纪的有色物质运动

大肠的运动可大致分为两种收缩活动：低振幅单波或循环传播波和高振幅传播活动。后者主要易于转移相对大量的结肠内容物，并且与排便有关。这种传播活动的主要组成部分是由放射学上确定的质量运动表示的，其质量等效于被称为高振幅传播收缩（HAPC）的测压法。本文回顾了结肠动力研究过程中HAPC的起源和特征，并将其与近年来的技术进步相关联，并展望了未来可能的选择，以更好地检测和研究这些重要的生理事件。