Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of peripheral lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

…, YH Khor, RL Manser, LB Irving - European Respiratory …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Improved diagnostic sensitivity of bronchsocopy for the investigation of peripheral pulmonary
lesions (PPLs) with the use of radial probe endobroncial ultrasound (EBUS) has been …

Screening for lung cancer

R Manser, A Lethaby, LB Irving, C Stone… - Cochrane database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is an updated version of the original review published in The Cochrane
Library in 1999 and updated in 2004 and 2010. Population‐based screening for lung cancer …

Screening for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

RL Manser, LB Irving, G Byrnes, MJ Abramson… - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Lung cancer is a substantial public health problem in western countries. Previous
studies have examined different screening strategies for lung cancer but there have been …

Serum amyloid a is a biomarker of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, D Smallwood, R Vlahos, LB Irving… - American journal of …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Much of the total disease burden and cost of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is associated with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Serum amyloid A (…

Heterogeneous proliferative characteristics of human adult lung fibroblast lines and clonally derived fibroblasts from control and fibrotic tissue

M Jordana, J Schulman, C McSharry, LB Irving… - Am Rev Respir …, 1988 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary fibrosis results from an altered deposition of collagen within the lung
parenchyma. This alteration is likely the result of both increased fibroblast proliferation and …

Serum amyloid A opposes lipoxin A4 to mediate glucocorticoid refractory lung inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, PAB Wark, A Hutchinson, LB Irving… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will soon be the third most common cause
of death globally. Despite smoking cessation, neutrophilic mucosal inflammation persistently …

[HTML][HTML] Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the evaluation of suspected lymphoma

…, WEP Renwick, P Antippa, LB Irving - Journal of Thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Evidence regarding the utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided
transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the assessment of isolated mediastinal …

[HTML][HTML] CD11b immunophenotyping identifies inflammatory profiles in the mouse and human lungs

…, D Smallwood, M Hew, W Chen, M Ernst, LB Irving… - Mucosal …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of easily accessible tools for human immunophenotyping to classify
patients into discrete disease endotypes is advancing personalized therapy. However, no …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound versus CT-guided needle biopsy for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions: a …

…, J Vincent, S Heinze, P Antippa, LB Irving - Respiratory …, 2011 - Elsevier
In many patients the optimal method of investigation of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL)
is not clear. We performed a prospective randomized pragmatic trial to determine the …

Health impacts of bushfire smoke exposure in Australia

…, EK Schneider‐Futschik, LD Knibbs, LB Irving - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smoke exposure from bushfires, such as those experienced in Australia during 2019–2020,
can reach levels up to 10 times those deemed hazardous. Short‐term and extended …