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Neck CT Barium Esophagram Total No. of patients 148 104 252 No. of males (%) 55 (37) 63 (61) 118 (47) Age (yr) (mean, range) 55 (18–91) 55 (17–91) 55 (17–91) Emergency setting (%) 22 (15%) 3 (3%) 25 (10%) Diagnostic efficacy 5 (3.4%) 4 (3.9%) 9 (3.6%) Therapeutic efficacy 1 (0.7%) 1 (1.0%) 2 (0.8%) Neck CT (%) Barium Esophagram (No.) (%) Total (%) Otolaryngology 70 (47) 31 (30) 101 (40) Gastroenterology 10 (7) 11 (11) 21 (8) Internal medicine/primary care 40 (27) 58 (56) 98 (39) Emergency department 22 (15) 3 (3) 25 (10) Othera 6 (5) 1 (0.9) 7 (3) ↵a Each ordering 3 or fewer studies: General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Geriatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Rheumatology.
