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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of dysphagia include: | CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of dysphagia include:<ref name="ChenOtt1985">{{cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Yu Men|last2=Ott|first2=David J.|last3=Gelfand|first3=David W.|last4=Munitz|first4=H. Alexander|title=Multiphasic examination of the esophagogastric region for strictures, rings, and hiatal hernia: Evaluation of the individual techniques|journal=Gastrointestinal Radiology|volume=10|issue=1|year=1985|pages=311–316|issn=0364-2356|doi=10.1007/BF01893119}}</ref> | ||
*Structural abnormalities | *Structural abnormalities | ||
*CNS abnormalities | *CNS abnormalities | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Feham Tariq, MD [3]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of dysphagia include structural abnormalities and central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities.
CT scan
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of dysphagia include:[1]
- Structural abnormalities
- CNS abnormalities
References
- ↑ Chen, Yu Men; Ott, David J.; Gelfand, David W.; Munitz, H. Alexander (1985). "Multiphasic examination of the esophagogastric region for strictures, rings, and hiatal hernia: Evaluation of the individual techniques". Gastrointestinal Radiology. 10 (1): 311–316. doi:10.1007/BF01893119. ISSN 0364-2356.