Advances in Imaging and Diagnostics in Lung Disease: A Multimodal Approach
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Pulmonology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 309
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lung imaging; multimodal diagnostics; HRCT; hybrid imaging techniques; lung ultrasound
Interests: lung imaging; multimodal diagnostics; lung ultrasound; MRI diagnostics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Imaging techniques are critical for diagnosing and monitoring lung diseases, providing insights into disease processes, progression, and therapeutic outcomes. From high-resolution CT to MRI and ultrasound, these modalities have evolved to address unique challenges in pulmonary diagnostics. Multimodal imaging approaches now combine structural, functional, and molecular insights to advance the understanding of various lung diseases, including interstitial lung diseases, COPD, and infections such as COVID-19.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in lung imaging and diagnostics, as well as highlighting recent advancements in imaging technologies and their application to lung diseases. By covering a spectrum of modalities—including MRI, CT, ultrasound, and hybrid imaging techniques—this Special Issue will foster discussions about innovations in diagnostic accuracy, disease monitoring, and their impact on patient outcomes. Contributions aligning with these themes are encouraged to ensure a comprehensive exploration of this rapidly advancing field. We welcome original research articles and review papers in the following areas: multimodal imaging approaches in lung disease diagnosis; advances in MRI for functional and structural lung imaging; high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in interstitial lung diseases; the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in bedside diagnostics and monitoring; hybrid imaging techniques (e.g., PET/CT and PET/MRI) in pulmonary medicine; artificial intelligence in lung imaging—from image acquisition to interpretation; comparative analyses of imaging modalities in specific lung conditions; novel imaging biomarkers for pulmonary diseases; and imaging in infectious lung diseases, including post-COVID complications. We invite submissions that discuss innovations, compare modalities, or focus on disease-specific imaging applications.
Dr. Diana Manolescu
Dr. Emil Robert Stoicescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lung imaging
- multimodal diagnostics
- MRI
- HRCT
- lung ultrasound
- pulmonary biomarkers
- hybrid imaging
- interstitial lung disease
- AI in imaging
- pulmonary medicine
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