〔目的〕评价MRI对食管癌手术可切除性的预测价值。〔方法〕42例食管癌患者均作MRI轴位、矢状位及冠状位成像,并分析其MRI表现。〔结果〕全部病例MRI均显示出食管癌的准确部位、外侵范围及其邻近结构的关系,其中5例还发现有其他器官转移。〔结论〕食管癌术前行MRI检查具有重要的临床意义,对判断其能否手术切除可提供重要依据。 [Objective] To evaluate the predictive value of MRI in surgical resection of esophageal cancer. [Methods] 42 cases of esophageal cancer patients were MRI axial, sagittal and coronal imaging, and analysis of MRI findings. 〔Results〕 All cases of MRI showed the exact location of esophageal cancer, the extent of invasion and the relationship between adjacent structures, of which 5 cases were also found to have other organ metastases. [Conclusion] The preoperative MRI examination of esophageal cancer has important clinical significance, which can provide an important basis for judging whether it can be surgically removed.