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Imaging modalities used to assess carcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach include barium studies, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), multi-detector CT (MDCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and PET-CT (see separate chapter). Historically, patients who presented with dysphagia were frequently referred for a barium swallow study if an irregular stricture was identified they proceeded to endoscopy for diagnosis. Assessment of the stomach with barium required a double-contrast study with contrast and air to detect and localise a gastric tumour; however due to advances in endoscopy, EUS and MDCT, the use of barium studies has declined [1].
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Hameeduddin, A. (2016). Radiological Imaging in Oesophageal and Gastric Cancers. In: Szyszko, T. (eds) PET/CT in Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer. Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29240-3_4
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