Vol 7, Supplement 4 (December 20, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease (The Past, Current and Future Development of High Technology Applied in Thoracic Diseases)

Preface

Preface
Ko-Pen Wang, J. Francis Turner Jr
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Preface
David Feller-Kopman
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Review Article on Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) (Section Editor: Ko-Pen Wang)

Evolution of transbronchial needle aspiration technique
Qing-Hua Liu, Su-Qin Ben, Yang Xia, Ko-Pen Wang, Hai-Dong Huang
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Evaluation of lymph node metastasis in lung cancer: who is the chief justice?
Yang Xia, Bin Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wen Li, Ko-Pen Wang, Huahao Shen
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How to increase the yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA)?
Cheng Chen, Jian-An Huang
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Insight into the differences in classification of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes between Wang’s lymph node map and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer lymph node map
Ya-Qing Li, Ko-Pen Wang, Su-Qin Ben
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Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration in community practice
Elif Küpeli
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Original Article on Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) (Section Editor: Ko-Pen Wang)

Standardized transbronchial needle aspiration procedure for intrathoracic lymph node staging of non-small cell lung cancer
Xu-Ru Jin, Min Ye, Zhen-Zhen Cai, Yu-Ping Li, Cai-Er Ye, Qiu-Xiang He, Ko-Pen Wang, Cheng-Shui Chen
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Endobronchial ultrasound elastography: a new method in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
Jun-Hong Jiang, J. Francis Turner Jr, Jian-An Huang
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Transbronchial needle aspiration: development history, current status and future perspective
Huizhen Yang, Yuan Zhang, Ko-Pen Wang, Yun Ma
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Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration: a hybrid method
Suqin Ben, Jason Akulian, Ko-Pen Wang
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Review Article on Percutaneous Needle Aspiration/Transthoracic Needle Aspiration (PCNA/TTNA) (Section Editor: Kelvin Hong)

Transthoracic needle aspiration: the past, present and future
Arun Chockalingam, Kelvin Hong
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Transbronchial needle aspirations vs. percutaneous needle aspirations
Stefano Gasparini, Martina Bonifazi, Ko-Pen Wang
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Transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung
David M. DiBardino, Lonny B. Yarmus, Roy W. Semaan
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Navigational transbronchial needle aspiration, percutaneous needle aspiration and its future
Sixto Arias, Lonny Yarmus, A. Christine Argento
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Review Article on Pleural Disease (Section Editor: David Feller-Kopman)

The past, current and future of diagnosis and management of pleural disease
Jason Akulian, David Feller-Kopman
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Thoracoscopy: medical versus surgical—in the management of pleural diseases
Samira Shojaee, Hans J. Lee
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Review Article on Airway Obstruction (Section Editor: Lonny Yarmus)

Rigid bronchoscopy and silicone stents in the management of central airway obstruction
Roy Semaan, Lonny Yarmus
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From electrocautery, balloon dilatation, neodymium-doped:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to argon plasma coagulation and cryotherapy
Ashutosh Sachdeva, Edward M. Pickering, Hans J. Lee
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Past, present, and future of endobronchial laser photoresection
Danai Khemasuwan, Atul C. Mehta, Ko-Pen Wang
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The treatment strategy for tracheoesophageal fistula
Mingyao Ke, Xuemei Wu, Junli Zeng
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Original Article on Airway Obstruction (Section Editor: Lonny Yarmus)

Temporarily placement of metallic stent could lead to long-term benefits for benign tracheobronchial stenosis
Guo-Wu Zhou, Hai-Dong Huang, Qin-Ying Sun, Ye Xiong, Qiang Li, Yu-Chao Dong, Wei Zhang
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Spray cryotherapy (SCT): institutional evolution of techniques and clinical practice from early experience in the treatment of malignant airway disease
Robert Browning, J. Francis Turner Jr, Scott Parrish
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Review Article on Training Program of IP Fellowship (Section Editor: Hans Lee)

Training program of interventional pulmonology fellowships: USA
Hans J. Lee, Ashutosh Sachdeva
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Original Article on Training Program of IP Fellowship (Section Editor: Hans Lee)

Improved diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in peripheral pulmonary lesions: combination of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound and rapid on-site evaluation
Chia-Hung Chen, Wen-Chien Cheng, Biing-Ru Wu, Chih-Yu Chen, Wei-Chun Chen, Te-Chun Hsia, Wei-Chih Liao, Chih-Yen Tu, Chuen-Ming Shih, Wu-Huei Hsu, Ko-Pen Wang
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Disclosure:

The supplement “The Past, Current and Future Development of High Technology Applied in Thoracic Diseases” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Ko-Pen Wang and J. Francis Turner Jr served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the supplement.