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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as esophageal dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as esophageal adenocarcinoma | MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as [[esophageal]] dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as [[Esophageal cancer|esophageal adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
*MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as esophageal dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as esophageal adenocarcinoma.<ref name="pmid19092382">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grieser C, Ruf J |title=Detection of achalasia on thyroid scintigraphy and MRI |journal=Clin Nucl Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=33–4 |year=2009 |pmid=19092382 |doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818f4445 |url=}}</ref> | *MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as [[esophageal]] dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as [[Esophageal cancer|esophageal adenocarcinoma]].<ref name="pmid19092382">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grieser C, Ruf J |title=Detection of achalasia on thyroid scintigraphy and MRI |journal=Clin Nucl Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=33–4 |year=2009 |pmid=19092382 |doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818f4445 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as esophageal dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as esophageal adenocarcinoma.
MRI
- MRI can show the same findings found in CT scan such as esophageal dilation and air fluid levels. MRI can also reveal the underlying cause of achalasia such as esophageal adenocarcinoma.[1]
References
- ↑ Grieser C, Ruf J (2009). "Detection of achalasia on thyroid scintigraphy and MRI". Clin Nucl Med. 34 (1): 33–4. doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818f4445. PMID 19092382.