TY - JOUR T1 - ERS International Congress 2020: highlights from the Clinical Techniques, Imaging and Endoscopy assembly JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00118-2021 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 00118-2021 AU - Pia Iben Pietersen AU - Bibi Klap AU - Nicole Hersch AU - Christian B. Laursen AU - Simon Walsh AU - Jouke Annema AU - Daniela Gompelmann Y1 - 2021/04/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/2/00118-2021.abstract N2 - The European Respiratory Society congress in the year 2020, a year dominated by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, was the first virtual congress planned with an innovative and interactive congress programme upfront. It was a large, novel platform for scientific discussion and presentations of cutting-edge innovative developments. This article summarises a selection of the scientific highlights from the Clinical Techniques, Imaging and Endoscopy assembly (assembly 14). In addition to presentations on the important role of bronchoscopy, imaging and ultrasound techniques in the field of SARS-CoV-2 infection, novel diagnostic approaches and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, obstructive airway disorders and infectious diseases were discussed.A summary of developments in interventional pulmonology, imaging techniques and ultrasound presented at #ERSCongress2020. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in various lung diseases are discussed. https://bit.ly/2Q2aX84 ER -