Advances in the Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editor
Interests: risk reduction; screening; early detection; prompt diagnosis; bronchoscopic techniques; lung cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Making an accurate diagnosis is a fundamental process in managing thoracic malignancies. Invasive diagnostic testing for thoracic lesions is challenging and involves complex and collaborative approaches using various technologies. In particular, owing to the increasing use of chest computed tomography (CT) for thoracic imaging in clinical practice and the widespread implementation of lung cancer screening with low-dose chest CT, the detection of thoracic lesions that warrant relevant diagnostic evaluations is projected to rise.
Our Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research on advanced bronchoscopic techniques for diagnosing thoracic diseases. Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy has developed rapidly, and physicians can now utilize a wide range of devices and technologies to approach intrathoracic lesions. Additionally, advances in real-time image assistance that augment the ability to guide flexible bronchoscopy have substantially improved the diagnostic performance and safety of bronchoscopic procedures.
This Special Issue will emphasize technological improvements that enable minimally invasive diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions and mediastinal diseases. Recent advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy, image-guided strategies for tissue sampling, the role of adequate tissue acquisition for treatment planning, and assessments and comparisons of different definitions of the diagnostic yield and strategies for using multiple-guidance tools will be discussed.
We invite authors from various clinical settings who research diagnostic bronchoscopy for thoracic diseases to contribute their knowledge, including original research and review articles.
Dr. Yeon Wook Kim
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- peripheral lung lesion
- mediastinal disease
- lung cancer
- advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy
- endobronchial ultrasound
- diagnostic yield
