Vol 4, No 2 (April 30, 2012): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Nipping it in the bud: An inspiring mission for prevention and management of COPD
Nanshan Zhong
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Imaging for high-precision thoracic radiotherapy
Sashendra Senthi, Suresh Senan
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A millimeter miss is as good as a thousand miles: The role of accurate target localization in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy
Allan Y. Chen, Michelle B. Chen, Yi-Jen Chen
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CT Imaging of Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP):Typical Patterns and Pitfalls
Luciano Cardinale
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Original Article

Bacterial RNA induces myocyte cellular dysfunction through the activation of PKR
Farag Bleiblo, Paul Michael, Danielle Brabant, Chilakamarti V. Ramana, TC Tai, Mazen Saleh, Joseph E. Parrillo, Anand Kumar, Aseem Kumar
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Anesthesia with nontracheal intubation in thoracic surgery
Qinglong Dong, Lixia Liang, Yingfen Li, Jun Liu, Weiqiang Yin, Hanzhang Chen, Xin Xu, Wenlong Shao, Jianxing He
PDF Pages: 126-130 Full Text (4891) Chinese (476) Open Access Get Permission
Double CT imaging can measure the respiratory movement of small pulmonary tumors during stereotactic ablative radiotherapy
Ge Shen, Ying-Jie Wang, Hong-Guo Sheng, Xiao-Ping Duan, Jun-Liang Wang, Wei-Jing Zhang, Zhen-Shan Zhou, Guang-Ying Zhu, Ting-Yi Xia
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Establishment of an orthotopic lung cancer model in nude mice and its evaluation by spiral CT
Xiang Liu, Jun Liu, Yubao Guan, Huiling Li, Liyan Huang, Hailing Tang, Jianxing He
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Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: An analysis of forty patients
Xiangyang Chu, Lianbin Zhang, Zhiqiang Xue, Zhipeng Ren, Yu-e Sun, Maoqiang Wang, Mei Liu
PDF Pages: 146-154 Full Text (9432) Open Access Get Permission

Review Article

Whole genome sequencing for lung cancer
Marissa Daniels, Felicia Goh, Casey M Wright, Krishna B Sriram, Vandana Relan, Belinda E Clarke, Edwina E Duhig, Rayleen V Bowman, Ian A Yang, Kwun M Fong
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OSA and atherosclerosis
Macy Mei-Sze Lui, Mary Sau-Man Ip
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Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy: A descriptive analysis
Steven Leong, Hong Ju, Henry Marshall, Rayleen Bowman, Ian Yang, Ann-Maree Ree, Cathy Saxon, Kwun M Fong
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Pleural infection-current diagnosis and management
Andrew Rosenstengel, YC Gary Lee
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Perspective

Effect of sleep on breathing ─Why recurrent apneas are only seen
Ailiang Xie
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Immunotherapy - Vaccines for allergic diseases
Adrian Young-Yuen Wu
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Short Communication

Executive summary of the multicenter survey on the prevalence and risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases in patients presenting to primary care centers and emergency rooms in Syria
Yousser Mohammad, Rafea Shaaban, Fatmeh Yassine, Jamal Allouch, Nasser Daaboul, Abou Al-Zahab Bassam, Al-bittar Mohammad, Daed Taha, Samir Sabba, Ghayath Dyban, Kinaz Al-Sheih, Hussam Balleh, Moustafa Ibrahim, Hala Al Khaer, Mazen Dayoub, Ramsa Halloum, Ibtihal Fadhil, Abdul Fattah Abbas, Abdullah KHouri, Nikolai khaltaev, Jean Bousquet, Mais Khaddouj, Ibrahim Suleiman, Moueef Meri, Mahmoud Bakir, Annas Naem, Husein Said, Fatmeh Al-Dmeirawi, Husein Mayhoub, Gazal Dib
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Commentary

COPD patients’ rights: Can they be won?
Larry Grouse
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Research Highlight

Gene expression assays as prognostic and predictive markers in early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Tom Donnem, Roy M Bremnes, Lill-Tove Busund, Sigve Andersen, Francesco Pezzella
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Predicting survival of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: Beyond TNM
Raymond U. Osarogiagbon
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Prognostic molecular assays on the rise for non-small cell lung cancer
William Sterlacci, Alexandar Tzankov
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EURTAC first-line phase III randomized study in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Erlotinib works also in European population
Cesare Gridelli, Antonio Rossi
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EURTAC first line therapy for non small cell lung carcinoma in epidermal growth factor receptor mutation positive patients: A choice between two TKIs
Barbara Melosky
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A time to test, a time to treat
Andrew J. Weickhardt, Robert C. Doebele, D. Ross Camidge
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Optimal front line treatment for European patients harboring EGFR mutations: Do longitude and race make a difference?
Lorenza Landi, Federico Cappuzzo
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Case Report

Bilateral pneumothorax after bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy in Fibrosarcoma: A case report
Yalei Zhang, Haihong Yang, Meiling Zhao, Jianxing He
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Skeletal muscle metastasis from NSCLC
Ana López-González, Miriam Huelves, Ana López García, Mariano Provencio
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A Dyspnea Patient with Abnormal Prolonged Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplstin Time, but without Bleeding Symptoms
Zhi-de Hu, Bing Gu, An-mei Deng
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