Advances in Multimodal Diagnostics for Lung Diseases
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Interests: interstitial lung diseases; lung cancer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to participate in a Special Issue dedicated to advancing understanding, early diagnosis, and treatment in chronic lung diseases, including asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and respiratory infections.
This Special Issue will present cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and innovative approaches addressing the complexities of lung diseases. For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome in the following areas:
- Pathophysiology of lung diseases;
- Advances in imaging and diagnostic techniques;
- Epidemiological studies and public health perspectives;
- The impact of environmental and occupational exposures on the development of lung diseases;
- AI and machine learning applications in respiratory medicine.
Chronic lung diseases are alarmingly common and represent a major global health burden. Among them, asthma affects more than 260 million people worldwide, representing the most common chronic disease among children. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a leading cause of death and disability among adults, and interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, although less frequent, have shown increasing incidence worldwide. Despite the progress made in their diagnosis, significant challenges persist, as many chronic respiratory diseases continue to be widely underdiagnosed and inadequately managed for years before proper identification. This Special Issue will focus on presenting recent advances in cutting-edge research regarding the identification of novel biomarkers, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis in the field of respiratory diseases.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ioannis P. Tomos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interstitial lung diseases
- asthma
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- respiratory infections
- biomarkers
- diagnostic techniques
- drug discovery
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