Diffuse esophageal spasm: CT findings in seven patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 758-763

  Goldberg, Michael F ^a   Levine, Marc S ^a   Torigian, Drew A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium study; CT; Diffuse esophageal spasm; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal motility disorder

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CARBEX; DIATRIZOATE; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51349125352     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3747     Document Type: Article

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