Barium Swallowing Studies and Esophageal Motility Assessment
This community investigates the diagnosis and management of swallowing disorders and esophageal motility conditions, primarily using barium contrast imaging and manometry.
The research focuses on the clinical application of barium sulfate as a contrast agent for evaluating oropharyngeal and esophageal function. Key procedures include the modified barium swallow, timed barium esophagram, and barium enema, used to detect dysphagia, aspiration, and achalasia. The work also examines esophageal motility disorders, endoscopic myotomy outcomes, and the diagnostic accuracy of these imaging techniques. A secondary strand involves the technical optimization of photostimulable phosphor plates and image quality in radiographic imaging, supporting the clinical interpretation of these studies.
The largest share of the community's output is found in barium research, accounting for 3.0% of all barium research and 893 papers here. Thorium research contributes 153 papers, representing 1.0% of that element's literature.
The community comprises 1,468 papers, published primarily in Radiology, Clinical Radiology, and The British Journal of Radiology.
Recent work includes the validation of functional lumen imaging probe panometry for esophageal motility classification, studies on respiratory-swallowing phase patterns in Parkinson's disease, and long-term follow-up of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.
Papers behind this description
- Esophageal motility disorders on high‐resolution manometry: Chicago classification version 4.0 © — Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2020 — doi:10.1111/nmo.14058
- A Standardized Approach to Performing and Interpreting Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Panometry for Esophageal Motility Disorders: The Dallas Consensus — Gastroenterology, 2025 — doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.01.234
- The 1st EoETALY Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis – Definition, Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis — Digestive and Liver Disease, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.005
- Esophageal and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Clinical Recommendations From the United European Gastroenterology and European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility — United European Gastroenterology Journal, 2025 — doi:10.1002/ueg2.70062
- Effect of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy vs Pneumatic Dilation on Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment-Naive Patients With Achalasia — JAMA, 2019 — doi:10.1001/jama.2019.8859
- Italian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of gastro-esophageal reflux disease: Joint consensus from the Italian Societies of: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (SIGE), Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM), Hospital Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists (AIGO), Digestive Endoscopy (SIED), and General Medicine (SIMG) — Digestive and Liver Disease, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.dld.2025.04.020
- Microbiota profiling in esophageal diseases: Novel insights into molecular staining and clinical outcomes — Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2023.12.026
- Best Practices in Modified Barium Swallow Studies — American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2020 — doi:10.1044/2020_ajslp-19-00189
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Timed Barium Esophagram for Achalasia — Gastroenterology, 2025 — doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.02.013
- Esophageal Motility Disorders: A Concise Review on Classification, Diagnosis, and Management — Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2024.09.024
- How to effectively use and interpret the barium swallow: Current role in esophageal dysphagia — Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2023 — doi:10.1111/nmo.14605
- Effects of Presbyphagia on Oropharyngeal Swallowing Observed during Modified Barium Swallow Studies — The Journal of nutrition, health and aging, 2022 — doi:10.1007/s12603-022-1854-0
- Validation of Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Panometry Esophageal Motility Classification Version 2.0: A Study of 805 Patients — Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2025 — doi:10.1111/nmo.70188
- Respiratory–Swallowing Phase Pattern and Swallowing Impairment in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease — Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 2025 — doi:10.1044/2025_jslhr-25-00135
- Timed Barium Esophagography in Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Retrospective Radiologic Assessment — Diagnostics, 2026 — doi:10.3390/diagnostics16172743
- Serum anti-enteric neuronal antibodies in patients with achalasia and their association with clinical profiles — World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2026 — doi:10.3748/wjg.118689
- Sustained clinical outcomes at long‐term follow‐up after peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: a multicentre cohort study — Internal Medicine Journal, 2026 — doi:10.1111/imj.70609
- Impact of reduced frame rate on kinematic analyses in videofluoroscopic swallowing studies — Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation, 2026 — doi:10.15437/jetr.1793339