title: Esophageal Carcinoma: Current Concepts in the Role of Imaging in Staging and Management.
abstract: Over the past few decades, the survival of esophageal cancer patients has improved owing to early detection and advances in multimodality treatment strategies. Imaging plays an important role in every step in the management of esophageal cancer, including diagnosis, staging, assessment of treatment response, and post-treatment surveillance. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the role of imaging in these various time points of esophageal cancer management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Harika
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: stirumani@partners.org.
authors.forename: Sree Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Atul B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shinagare
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Krajewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Nikhil H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ramaiya
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
keywords: Computed tomography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Esophageal cancer; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; TNM staging