TY - JOUR T1 - ERS International Congress, Madrid, 2019: highlights from the Clinical Techniques, Imaging and Endoscopy Assembly JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00116-2020 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 00116-2020 AU - Julia d'Hooghe AU - Haizea Alvarez Martinez AU - Pia Iben Pietersen AU - Christian B. Laursen AU - Nicole Hersch AU - Ádám Domonkos Tárnoki AU - Simon Walsh AU - Jouke Annema AU - Daniela Gompelmann Y1 - 2020/04/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/2/00116-2020.abstract N2 - This manuscript summarises the highlights from Assembly 14, “Clinical techniques, imaging and endoscopy”, which were presented at the 2019 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Madrid, Spain. Novel diagnostic approaches and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, obstructive airway disorders and infectious diseases are discussed. The authors from the different Assembly 14 subgroups focus on the key take-home messages given new study results, and place them in the context of current knowledge in these areas.At the 2019 ERS International Congress, encouraging results of numerous trials in the field of interventional pulmonology, imaging and ultrasound were presented. Key topics included novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in patients with lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, obstructive airway disorders and infectious diseases.This article summarises some of the developments in interventional pulmonology, imaging techniques and ultrasound presented at the 2019 #ERSCongress. Key topics included novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in various lung diseases. https://bit.ly/2XYF6Fn ER -