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Clinical, pathological and radiological features of central airway pathology

This review describes the main features of central airway pathology and compares the imaging findings, especially the ones of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and virtual bronchoscopy, with those in pathology and direct bronchoscopy, in order to propose a schematic and practical approach to establish diagnoses.

Analysing percutaneous lung biopsy

The authors of this article deliver a complete depiction of percutaneous lung biopsy: comprehensively described indications, contraindications, technical aspects, diagnostic accuracy and complications.