Esophageal transit scintigraphy (ETS) complements anatomic imaging studies such as contrast esophagography for the evaluation of esophageal motility disorders. This noninvasive technique provides reliable and reproducible functional data that is useful in the evaluation of both primary and secondary esophageal motility disorders. This image-rich exhibit will provide an overview of this examination using representative examples of ETS studies in children, including technical considerations, imaging features in various disorders, and pitfalls in intepretation, with correlative fluoroscopic and/or CT images. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2017 Annual Meeting & Categorical Course , 2017

Authors: Sarma Asha, Grant Frederick, Kwatra Neha

Keywords: Functional, Gastrointestinal, Nuclear medicine