Open AccessBarium esophagogram in various esophageal diseases: A pictorial essay
Author(s) -
Uma Debi,
Madhurima Sharma,
Lakhwant Singh,
Anindita Sinha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/ijri.ijri_465_18
Subject(s) - medicine , barium , esophagus , contrast (vision) , barium sulfate , radiology , surgery , optics , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
Recent years have seen a decline in number of barium procedures due to wider availability of cross sectional imaging modalities. Though use of barium esophagography/barium swallow has decreased in day to day clinical practice, it still remains a valuable test for structural and functional evaluation of esophagus. It can be performed as single or double contrast examination or as a multiphasic examination comprising upright double contrast views followed by prone single contrast views. This pictorial essay demonstrates imaging features of various esophageal diseases on barium esophagogram.