摘要目的概述MRI对食管癌T-N分期、肿瘤放疗计划(RT)和疗效评估的目前状况及未来的可行性。方法搜索Pubmed、Embase和Cochrane图书馆所有关于MRI用于诊断食管癌的相关文章。提取MRI对感兴趣区的价值作为基础,以计算敏感度、特异度、预测值和相关组结果测量的准确性。结果虽然既往文献不多,但随着近期MRI协议和技术的发展,已能获得更好的成像质量和有价值的补充功能信息。在最新的研究中,在进行TN分期时采用优化MRI较其他成像方法可获得相似甚至更好的结果。MRI对食管癌诊断作用和 Abstract Objective To summarize the current status and future feasibility of MRI on T-N staging of esophageal cancer, tumor radiotherapy planning (RT) and curative effect evaluation. Methods Search Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library all articles on the use of MRI in the diagnosis of esophageal cancer. The value of the extracted MRI for the region of interest was used as a basis for calculating the accuracy of the sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and measurement of the relevant group results. Although the results of the previous literature is not much, but with the recent development of MRI protocols and technologies, has been able to obtain better imaging quality and valuable additional functional information. In the newest study, using optimized MRI for TN staging yielded similar or better results than other imaging methods. MRI diagnosis of esophageal cancer and