CT Evaluation of the Esophagus: The Role of CT Imaging and CT Imaging Findings in Diagnosing Esophageal Abnormalities

Mary E Buchanan; Elliot K Fishman; Javad R Azadi

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.03.002

CT Evaluation of the Esophagus: The Role of CT Imaging and CT Imaging Findings in Diagnosing Esophageal Abnormalities

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2023 Jul-Aug;52(4):289-299. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.03.002. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Authors

Mary E Buchanan¹, Elliot K Fishman², Javad R Azadi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
² Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
³ Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37045693
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.03.002

Abstract

Esophageal disorders are commonly encountered by radiologists on computed tomography. Characteristic computed tomography findings of various esophageal pathologies have been extensively described and are important for the radiologist to know to facilitate accurate and timely diagnosis. Esophageal disorders can be broadly classified as infectious and inflammatory, congenital/structural, or neoplastic. This paper reviews the most common presentations of various esophageal pathologies within each classification.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Esophagus* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods