An esophageal spasm occurs when the esophageal muscles contract abnormally. (These muscles are located in the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach.) Often triggered by eating ...

These studies often allow for an initial assessment of the location and breadth of the esophagus-atrium contact region. In particular, the finding of a broad esophagus covering much of the ...

2009;32(2):248-260. Of these non-real-time imaging methods, "bright blood" axial MRI images or CT can be useful to depict the breadth and location of the esophagus, including information about the ...