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Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging- Esophagus{{c1::Nasopharynx::Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, or Hypopharynx}} Extends from the base of the skull to the soft pa…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging- Esophagus{{c1::Oropharynx::Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, or Hypopharynx}} Located behind the mouth and extends from the uvula to …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus{{c1::Hypopharynx::Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, or Hypopharynx}} Extends from the hyoid bone to the cricopharyngeus mus…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusThe {{c1::cricopharyngeus muscle}} is the upper esophageal sphincter and demarcates the transition between the {{c2…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusThe distal esophagus passes through the diaphragmatic hiatus at approximately T{{c1::10::#}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus In this normal barium swallow, the yellow arrows point to an impression made by the {{c1::aortic arch}}. Red …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus This single contrast barium speech and swallow study demonstrates a prominant {{c1::cricopharyngeus muscle}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus The primary imaging modality for evaluating the esophagus is {{c1::fluoroscopy}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A {{c1::double-contrast}} esophagram utilizes barium and gas-forming crystals to simultaneously …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus A {{c1::single-contrast}} esophagram may be used when you are evaluating for a {{c2::post-operative leak…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Barium is the contrast agent of choice unless there is concern for {{c1::an esophageal leak}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  If the patient has a significant aspiration risk {{c1::high osmolality water-soluble contrast}} should be a…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  If an esophageal malignancy has been diagnosed, {{c1::PET/CT::imaging modality}} may be used to stage…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::CT}} and {{c1::MRI}} are not typically used for imaging of primary esophageal pathology
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  An {{c1::esophageal web}} is a thin anterior infolding/indentation, usually occurring in the {{c2::anterio…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  The three anatomic rings of the distal esophagus are the {{c1::A (muscular)}}, {{c2::B (mucosal)}}, and {{…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus A {{c1::Schatzki}} ring is a focal pathologic narrowing of the {{c2::B (mucosal)::Muscular, mucosal, or …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Asymptomatic narrowing of the {{c1::B (muscosal)}} ring is referred to as a {{c2::lower esophageal ring}}&nbs…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::Schatzki ring}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Focal, thin, circumferential constriction near GE junction seen in Right Anterior Oblique prone position.&nbs…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusThe differential of circumferential esophageal constriction includes:{{c1::Focal stricture}}{{c2::Muscular esophage…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imagine - Esophagus {{c1::Peptic/reflux esophagitis}} is most commonly caused by an incompetent {{c2::lower esophageal sphincter}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Reflux/Peptic esophagitis may also be seen in {{c1::Zollinger-Ellison syndrome::syndrome}} due to increa…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusFluoroscopic findings of reflux esophagitis include {{c1::Mucosal}} granularity{{c2::Thickened::thick or thin}…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusBarrett's esophagus is metaplasia of normal {{c1::squamous}} epithelia to {{c2::gastric type adenomatous mucosa}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: EsophagusBarrett's esophagus is a precursor lesion to esophageal {{c1::adenocarcinoma::cancer type}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus On double-contrast fluoroscopy, Barret's esophagus demonstrates a {{c1::reticular/weblike}} mucosal pattern
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Barrett's esophagus is asociated with {{c2::esophageal stricture}} which is {{c1::higher::higher or lower}} t…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Esophageal candidiasis}} can present as a spectrum from scattered plaque-like lesions in mild di…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::Herpes esophagitis}} typically causes small, discrete ulcerations scattered {{c2::randomly::unifor…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::CMV}} and {{c1::HIV}} esophagitis characteristically causes a large, flat, {{c2::ovoid::shape}} ulcer. …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Medication-induced}} esophagitis occurs secondary to pills being stuck in areas of relative narrowin…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::Eosinophilic esophagitis}} is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder characterized by activation of eosino…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::Eosinophilic Esophagitis}} has the apperance of {{c2::concentric mucosal rings}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Certain chemotherapy agents can cause {{c1::oropharyngeal mucositis}}, which may extend to the esophagus. …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus A {{c1::peptic stricture}} is secondary to {{c2::chronic reflux}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Esophageal fibrosis can cause {{c2::esophageal shortening}}, leading to a {{c1::hiatal hernia}} as the stom…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Peptic strictures are usually located {{c1::just above GE junction}} while Barrett's strictures are located…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus The key imaging finding in {{c1::Malignant stricture due to esophageal carcinoma::cancer}}  is {{c2::irr…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::Malignant stricture}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus   {{c1::Caustic}} strictures and strictures secondary to {{c2::nasogastric tube placement}} are typica…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Caustic}} strictures and strictures secondary to {{c1::nasogastric tube placement}} develop {{c2::1-…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Caustic}} strictures are associated with an increase risk of cancer with a lag time of {{c2::20 year…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Caustic:caustic/peptic}} strictures are usually longer than {{c1::peptic::caustic/peptic}} stricture…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Radiation strictures are typically {{c1::long::long or short}}, {{c1::smooth::smooth or rough}}, and {{c1::na…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus {{c1::50::number}} Gy of radiation is required to cause an esophageal stricture
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Acute radiation esophagitis}} occurs {{c2::1–4::range}} weeks after radiation therapy. {{c3::Radiati…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c2::Cross-sectional imaging with CT or MRI::Two madalities}} is best to evaluate if {{c1::extrinsic comp…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Esophageal lesions arising from the {{c1::mucosa}} create an {{c2::acute}} angle relative to the adjace…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::mucosal::Mucosal, Submucosal, Extrinsic compression}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::submucosal::Mucosal, Submucosal, Extrinsic compression}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::Extrinsic compression::Mucosal, Submucosal, Extrinsic compression}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Benign mesenchymal}} tumors are the most common {{c2::submucosal::mucosal, submucosal, extrinsic com…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Leiomyomas}} are {{c4::more common::more common or rarer}} than {{c2::Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Leiomyomas}} are {{c4::rarer::more common or rarer}} than {{c2::Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIS…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  An esophageal adenoma is a benign lesion {{c1::with::with or without}} malignant potential and arises from…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A {{c1::fibrovascular polyp}} is a pedunculated mass composed of mesenchymal elements with a significan…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Fibrovascular::Type of polyp}} polyps usually occur in the {{c2::cervical}} esophagus  …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  An {{c1::inflammatory}} polyp is a non-neoplastic, enlarged {{c2::gastric mucosal fold}} that protr…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  An {{c1::inflammatory}} polyp are almost always associated with {{c2::reflux}} and must be contiguo…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Varices}} can usually be distinguished from a solid mass on fluoroscopy since {{c1::varices}…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Thrombosed {{c1::varices}} may mimic a {{c2::tumor}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::"Uphill"::Uphill/downhill}} Varices are {{c2::more::more/less}} common and due to {{c3::port…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::"Downhill"::Uphill/downhill}} Varices are {{c2::less::more/less}} common and due to {{c3::Su…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Esophageal duplication}} cysts are lined with {{c2::squamous}} epithelium, have a …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Bronchogenic}} cysts are lined by {{c2::respiratory}} epithelium and are usually in the {{…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Neurenteric}} cysts are associated with {{c2::vertebral body}} anomalies.  …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Bony foreign objects usually get stuck in the {{c1::cervical}} esophagus.    …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Meat impaction}} usually occurs at the {{c2::gastroesophageal junction}}. There is a risk of {{…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis: {{c1::Esophageal Carcinoma}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A classic appearance of {{c1::advanced esophageal carcinoma}} is a mass causing a stricture with a “should…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Squamous Cell Carcinoma}} tends to involve the {{c2::upper or mid::location}}-esophagus and {{c3::…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma {{c1::cannot::can or cannot}} be reliably differentiat…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::SCC::SCC or adenocarcinoma}} is most commonly due to {{c2::smoking and alcohol::risk factors}}. …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Adenocarcinoma::SCC or Adenocarcinoma}} usually arises from {{c2::Barrett’s esophagus}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Metastasis to the esophagus is most commonly from {{c1::gastric}} {{c2::lung}}, or {{c3::breast}} primarie…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Esophageal lymphoma}} is often indistinguishable from primary esophageal cancer.  …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Malignant GIST is a {{c1::submucosal mesenchymal::layer}} tumor which tends to be {{c2::bulkier …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A {{c1::primary::primary or secondary}} contraction wave is a normal, physiologic wave initiated b…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A {{c1::Secondary::primary or secondary}} contraction wave is a normal, physiologic wave initiated…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A {{c1::tertiary}} wave is a {{c2::non-propulsive}} contraction that {{c3::does not result in es…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A tertiary contraction wave is commonly seen in the {{c1::elderly}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Diagnosis: {{c1::Achalasia}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Diagnosis: {{c1::Achalasia}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c2::Achalasia}} is a motility disorder resulting from the inability of the distal esophagus …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Vigorous achalasia}} is a less severe form of achalasia consisting of repetitive…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Chagas disease::Infectious disease}} causes a secondary achalasia that is indistinguishable radiogr…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Complications of chronic achalasia include {{c1::esophageal}} cancer, which has a lag period of at least {{…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Treatment options for achalsia 1) Physical disruption of the lower esophageal sphincter by {{c1::pneumatic …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Pseudoachalasia}} is caused by an {{c2::obstructing gastroesophageal junction cancer}} mimickin…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  The esophagus is involved in 80% of patients with scleroderma, producing lack of peristalsis of the distal …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  The esophageal dilation is often apparent {{c1::before::before or after}} the typical skin changes …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Secondary candidiasis}} or {{c2::aspiration pneumonia}} can result from prolonged esophageal stas…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis: {{c1::Diffuse esophageal spasm}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Diffuse esophageal spasm}} is a clinical syndrome of chest pain or dysphagia caused by {{c2::repetit…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Pulsion}} diverticula are caused by {{c2::increased esophageal pressure}}, they usually occur near t…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Traction}} diverticula are caused by external traction by {{c2::mediastinal inflammation…
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Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus Diagnosis? {{c1::Zenker Diverticulum}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  {{c1::Zenker diverticulum}} is caused by failure of the {{c2::cricopharyngeus}} muscle to relax, leading to…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  Symptoms of a {{c1::Zenker diverticulum}} include halitosis, aspiration, and regurgitation of undigested…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastrointestinal Imaging: Esophagus  A Zenker diverticulum is located in the {{c1::hypopharynx}}, just above the {{c3::upper::upper or lowe…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus A {{c1::Killian-Jamieson (KJ)}} diverticulum is located in the {{c2::proximal cervical esophagus}}, at an ar…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - EsophagusDiagnosis: {{c1::Killian Jamieson diverticulum}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - EsophagusA KJ diverticulum protrudes {{c1::anterolaterally::direction}}, best seen on the {{c2::AP::AP or PA}} view and …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus KJ diverticula are {{c2::less::Less or more}} commonly seen than a Zenker's diverticulum. Both are {{c2::fal…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus {{c1::Pseudodiverticulosis}} is the imaging finding of multiple tiny outpouchings into the esophageal lumen c…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus {{c1::Pseudodiverticulosis}} is often associated with a {{c2::smooth stricture}} in the {{c3::mid/upper::Lo…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus In Pseudodiverticulosis {{c1::Candida::infective agent}} is frequently cultured, but infection is not …
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus {{c1::Feline}} esophagus is thought to be a normal variant characterized by multiple thin transverse esop…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - EsophagusDiagnosis? {{c1::Feline Esophagus}}
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus Aberrant right subclavian artery  is seen in approximately {{c1::1%::Percent}} of patients and is almost…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - Esophagus The aberrant right subclavian artery travels posterior to the esophagus, where it may rarely produce {{c1::dy…
Published	05/01/2023	Gastroesointestinal imaging - EsophagusDiagnosis? {{c1::Aberrant Right subclavian artery}}
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