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Table of Contents:

1 Anatomy and Physiology 1
2 Evaluation of Symptoms 15
3 Imaging Techniques and Some Principles of Interpretation (Including Radiation Physics) 23
4 Pharynx 37
4.1 Oral and Pharyngeal Function and Dysfunction 37
4.2 Pharyngeal Morphology 51
4.3 Pharyngeal Manometry 77
4.4 The Postoperative Pharynx 85
4.5 The Therapeutic Swallowing Study 99
5 Esophagus
5.1 Radiologic Evaluation of Esophageal Function 109
5.2 Esophageal Morphology 127
5.3 Esophageal Manometry and pH-Monitoring 149
5.4 Intervention on the Esophagus 153
6 Endoscopy of the Pharynx and Esophagus 167
7 Cross-sectional Imaging of the Hypopharynx and Esophagus 183
8 The Pediatric Esophagus 195
9 The Geriatric Pharynx and Esophagus 207
10 The Clinical and Radiological Approach to Dysphagia 217
Subject Index 255
List of Contributors 261