title: Radiology of the esophagus.
abstract: Plain films, esophagrams, and cross-sectional imaging studies have important roles in evaluating patients with suspected esophageal disease. The strengths and weaknesses of each technique are described in this article. The salient radiographic features of various inflammatory and neoplastic conditions of the esophagus are also described, with emphasis on the value of high-quality triphasic esophagography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Dachman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography