Table 1.

Quality indicators (QIs) for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) reports identified from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Society of Thoracic Surgeons guidelines for esophageal cancer diagnosis and staging

EGD QI (N = 11)	EUS QI (N = 8)
GEJ location	T-stage
Barrett’s esophagus	Tumor thickness (mm)
Barrett’s Prague classification	Nodal size (mm)
Tumor proximal margin	Nodal echogenicity
Tumor distal margin	Nodal shape
Luminal obstruction	Nodal location
Circumferential extension	Nodal FNA
Gastric extension	N-stage
Retroflexion
Hiatal hernia
Biopsy

FNA, fine needle aspiration; GEJ, gastroesophageal junction