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New Impact Factor for Journal of Thoracic Disease: 1.9

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has attained its latest impact factor update for the 2024 citation year: 1.9.Here, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Editorial Team Members, Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their valuable contributions.

Journal of Thoracic Disease 2024 CiteScore Released: 3.3

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has achieved its 2024 CiteScore: 3.3, ranking 83 out of 159 journals in the Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, JTD reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2025)

In 2025, many authors bring new findings, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to thoracic disease to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

JTD Annual Report 2024

We are glad to present the 2024 Annual Report of JTD here. Celebrating its new impact factor of 2.1, JTD continues to publish cutting-edge research covering the whole spectrum of thoracic disease.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

JTD features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of JTD guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

Testimonials for JTD from Eminent Experts Worldwide

Eminent Experts Worldwide, including editorial board members, authors, and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JTD. We are thankful for their support for the journal.

Join JTD in Amsterdam for the ERS Congress 2025, Booth B.18, 27 September to 1 October!

The 35th European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress will be held in Amsterdam from 27 September to 1 October 2025.

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) will be exhibiting at the event (Booth B.18, RAI Amsterdam, Hall 1). The Editorial Team looks forward to connecting with our valued authors, reviewers, readers, and editorial board members, and to expressing our heartfelt appreciation for your ongoing support.

We warmly invite you to visit our booth, explore our latest updates, and share your thoughts with us. See you in Amsterdam!

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Use of long-term inhaled antibiotics and macrolides: insights from the four global bronchiectasis registries

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PDF Pages: 6367-6370 Full Text (24) COI Form Open Access

Gliding the blade through a breathing space: a non-intubated approach to tracheal and carinal surgery

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PDF Pages: 6371-6373 Full Text (20) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

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PDF Pages: 6374-6389 Full Text (52) Reporting Checklist Trial Protocol Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Global trends in research on radiofrequency ablation for lung cancer: a bibliometric and visualization analysis (2008–2024)

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PDF Pages: 6390-6403 Full Text (48) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Impact of early acute kidney injury on 30-day mortality in intensive care unit patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study using MIMIC-IV

Chuntian Chi, Jian Zhou, Sicong Hou

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Heart support crossroads: aortic Impella 5.5 implantation compared to conventional axillary approach in combined use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and Impella (ECMELLA) setting

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Risk factors of delayed extubation after esophagectomy in the surgical intensive care unit

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Management and outcomes of acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistula: a single-centre experience of 58 cases

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Predicting severe community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a machine learning approach using C-reactive protein to albumin ratio

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PDF Pages: 6443-6450 Full Text (29) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Survival of patients with node-negative lung cancer and chest wall invasion

Anupama Singh, Ashley L. Deeb, Camille Mathey-Andrews, Miles McAllister, Alexandra L. Potter, Emanuele Mazzola, Yue Xie, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Paula Ugalde Figueroa

PDF Pages: 6451-6460 Full Text (18) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Integrative analysis of programmed cell death pathways reveals prognostic biomarkers and immune infiltration signatures in coronary artery disease

Jinjin Liu, Xiao Liang, Luqin Yan, Xiaowei Huo, Fan Hong

PDF Pages: 6461-6483 Full Text (19) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lung cancer clusters and air pollution exposure in Wayne County, Michigan: an autoregressive distributed lag model

Qiong Zhang, Sue C. Grady, Shangrui Zhu, Carl P. Wilson, Yichu Wang, Xuan Ma, Hollis Hutchings, Laila Poisson, Ikenna C. Okereke

PDF Pages: 6484-6495 Full Text (21) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Impact of ventilation strategy on recurrence patterns after pneumothorax surgery: a stratified analysis by lung dystrophy

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PDF Pages: 6496-6507 Full Text (19) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Identification of disease subtypes associated with prognosis in patients with intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism based on hierarchical cluster analysis

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PDF Pages: 6508-6515 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Holistic integrative analysis of circulatory parameters: breath-by-breath analysis for circulatory parameters in subjects without obstructive sleep apnea

Jia-Hao Chen, Xing-Guo Sun, Jiang Huang, Ben Xie, Fan Xu, Meng-Jun Xiang, Zeng-Fei Zhang, Qing-Qing Zhou, Chao Shi, Yan-Fang Zhang, Ji-Nan Wang, Fang Liu, You-Hong Xie

PDF Pages: 6516-6529 Full Text (22) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Identifying risk factors and pathogens in postoperative pneumonia after lung surgery for cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Veronica Maria Giudici, Debora Brascia, Giuseppe Mangiameli, Emanuele Voulaz, Edoardo Bottoni, Alessandro Crepaldi, Emanuela Re Cecconi, Matilde Luppichini, Giorgio Maria Ferraroli, Alberto Testori, Marco Alloisio, Anna Stainer, Umberto Cariboni, Stefano Aliberti, Giuseppe Marulli

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Comparison of the short-term efficacy and safety of surgical operation of neoadjuvant sintilimab and camrelizumab, both in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer: a single-center retrospective cohort study

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The impact of the toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1) variation rs5743557 on tuberculosis susceptibility in the Thai population

Chanyapak Saengchart, Nuttida Nimitsurachat, Weeraya Phaisal, Kamon Kawkitinarong, Pajaree Chariyavilaskul, Monpat Chamnanphon, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, Yamaratee Jaisin, Papavee Samatiwat, Punyabhorn Rattanacheeworn

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Potassium and survival outcomes in asthma patients: evidence from a retrospective cohort study

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Disease burden and changing trend of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to tobacco, globally and in China, the USA, the Russian Federation, and India, 1990–2021

Shoucai Hu, Lingling Zhang, Linchong Ma, Chenglong Yang, Haotian Ma, Yancheng Tao, Fu Li, Gawei Hu, Qingxin Li

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Air leakage is a strong risk factor for pneumonia-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Yuan Yuan, Chunting Wang, Huadong Zhu, Yan Li

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4L lymph node dissection in non-small cell lung cancer: an updated systematic review and subgroup meta-analysis

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The efficacy and adverse reactions of minocycline against Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Second acute exacerbation of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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PDF Pages: 6632-6640 Full Text (19) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Association of early ondansetron use with 30-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Qian Ji, Hao Jiang

PDF Pages: 6641-6651 Full Text (20) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Endobronchial ultrasound diagnostic yield for sarcoidosis in hilar vs. mediastinal lymph nodes

Naeman Mahmood, Steven Wolf, Raj Dash, Xiaofei Wang, Scott L. Shofer, Coral X. Giovacchini, Michael Dorry, Hakim Azfar Ali, Kamran Mahmood, Momen M. Wahidi

PDF Pages: 6652-6660 Full Text (22) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Incidence and risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications following esophageal cancer surgery: a single-center retrospective study

Jie Huang, Wangzheqi Zhang, Tong Wang, Haiwen Wang, Yimin Zhang, Yalin Zhu, Xiaoming Deng, Wen Xu, Jiafeng Wang

PDF Pages: 6661-6672 Full Text (23) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

USP7-mediated stabilization of CXCL3 aggravates inflammation in models of acute lung injury

Haijun Lv, Weiwei Wu, Yun Sima, Zijing Guo, Jia Zhu, Yuping Shen, Ting Mao

PDF Pages: 6673-6688 Full Text (14) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Holistic integrative analysis of circulatory parameters: effects of CPAP titration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Jia-Hao Chen, Xing-Guo Sun, Meng-Jun Xiang, Zeng-Fei Zhang, Jiang Huang, Ben Xie, Fan Xu, Qing-Qing Zhou, Ji-Nan Wang, Yan-Fang Zhang, Chao Shi, Fang Liu, You-Hong Xie

PDF Pages: 6689-6700 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Ten-year follow-up outcomes of resected stage II non-small cell lung cancer patients

Wenrui Sun, Di Li, Yueren Yan, Han Han, Jinsong Bai, Zelin Ma, Fangqiu Fu, Yang Zhang, Haiquan Chen

PDF Pages: 6701-6710 Full Text (20) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development and internal validation of a nomogram to predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with lung cancer

Dongdong Wu, Hong Ye, Meiyuan Dong, Xiaohua Wu, Jianjuan Dai, Hanbo Le, Boer Yan

PDF Pages: 6711-6723 Full Text (18) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The impact of high-risk zip code on receiving standard of care therapy and survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma

Megan E. Campany, Song Kim, Staci E. Beamer, Ben Seadler, Mallory L. Hunt, Mario G. Gasparri, Paul Linsky, Britton B. Donato

PDF Pages: 6724-6734 Full Text (36) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Transposition of an isolated left vertebral artery during aortic arch replacement for Stanford type A aortic dissection

Fangyuan Jia, Gang Qiao, Hong Wang, Zhigang Sun, Zhidong Zhang

PDF Pages: 6735-6747 Full Text (16) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prognostic factors and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective clinical study

Haochao Li, Pengfei Chen, Diming Zhao, Mingjian Chen, Liang Chen, Xiaogang Sun, Xiangyang Qian, Shaoye Wang, Zujun Chen, Liqing Wang

PDF Pages: 6748-6758 Full Text (19) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Perineural invasion as a prognostic factor and the efficacy of upfront surgery for low-risk cT2/T3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients

Jicheng Xiong, Simiao Lu, Shuoming Liang, Hainan Chen, Ziwei Wang, Hao Meng, Yan Miao, Qin Xie, Guangyuan Liu, Kangning Wang, Lin Peng, Qiang Fang, Wenguang Xiao, Qifeng Wang, Yongtao Han, Xuefeng Leng

PDF Pages: 6759-6770 Full Text (14) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Use of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for accurate diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy: a retrospective cohort study

Jing Liu, Huiwen Qian, Jianqiang Jin, Mingzhan Du, Changguo Wang, Jie Yu, Pei Pang, Meili Shen, Zhoufang Mei, Yaxian Shi, Ziyan Wang, Guogang Jiang, Lingchuan Guo, Chongke Zhong, Peijun Tang, Yuting Wang, Cuilin Shi, Cheng Ji

PDF Pages: 6771-6778 Full Text (13) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparison of clinical and economic outcomes among patients undergoing lung resection using ECHELON™️ 3000 Staplers versus ECHELON™️+ Staplers: a multi-institutional observational study

Stephen Fortin, Jin Hao, Mingkai Peng, Gianluca Casali, Guy Cafri, Paul Coplan, Shumin Zhang

PDF Pages: 6779-6789 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Longitudinal analysis of postoperative symptom clusters in patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery

Shenghui Chang, Xiaolong Wang, Yuqin Cao, Hecheng Li, Yanxia Hu

PDF Pages: 6790-6801 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Immune-related cardiotoxicities predict immune checkpoint inhibitors treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective multi-center study

Hengxing Sun, Yini Huang, Hongxia Duan, Mengting Xiong, Yukun Wang, Yingyi Qin, Yanbin Kuang, Xiaoming Li, Siwan Wen, Fengming Ding, Hao Tang, Yang Chen, Junyong Zou, Feng Hu, Caicun Zhou, Changhui Wang, Fenyong Sun, Dachun Xu, Shuanshuan Xie

PDF Pages: 6802-6814 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Detection of malignant lung tumors using stimulated Raman histology and convolutional neural networks

Karl-Moritz Schröder, Andreas Weber, Marlene Schmid, Mohamed Hassan, Uyen-Thao Le, Severin Schmid, Bernward Passlick, Martin Werner, Birte Ohm, Peter Bronsert

PDF Pages: 6815-6825 Full Text (47) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Feasibility of surgical resection for gastric cancer in the gastric conduit following esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Jia Ying Soo, Chang Yuan, Bin Li, Rong Hua, Yifeng Sun, Chunguang Li, Zhigang Li

PDF Pages: 6826-6836 Full Text (19) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A study on the influencing factors of early clinical stability in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pneumonia

Li Yin, Shanna Li, Linhai Pan

PDF Pages: 6837-6849 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk and protective factors of higher-grade intrapulmonary hemorrhage in patients undergoing percutaneous computed tomography-guided microcoil localization before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Yunxin Li, Yanyan Xu, Hongxiang Feng, Tongyin Zhang, Shuzhu Qin, Hongliang Sun, Zhenguo Huang

PDF Pages: 6850-6861 Full Text (12) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk factors associated with sternal complication after lung transplantation with transverse sternotomy

Joshua T. Kim, Yudai Miyashita, Taisuke Kaiho, Nathan T. Kim, Charles Logan, Chitaru Kurihara

PDF Pages: 6862-6872 Full Text (20) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Concurrent mutations in multiple tumor suppressor genes correlate with adverse prognosis in stage I lung adenocarcinoma patients

Yuan Wang, Renjie Xu, Jing Ren, Yuanjie Li, Yaoxi Chen, Li Zhang, Zhixin Qiu

PDF Pages: 6873-6883 Full Text (14) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparison of surgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy for clinical stage I NSCLC: a propensity score-matched analysis from a single institution

Shiho Lee, O Kyu Noh

PDF Pages: 6884-6892 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a comparative analysis of clinical outcomes and pathologic response

Ji Hyeon Park, Ki-Chang Lee, Sangjun Lee, Taeyoung Yun, Seung Hwan Yoon, Bubse Na, Samina Park, Hyun Joo Lee, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim, Jaemoon Koh, Kwon Joong Na

PDF Pages: 6893-6904 Full Text (14) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Outcomes of tracheostomy after cardiac surgery through median sternotomy

Ho Seong Cho, Soojin Lee

PDF Pages: 6905-6914 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

U-shaped association between lymphocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights from a population-based cohort study

Yiming Ma, Zikun Fang, Shiwei Kang, Kun Tang, Wenjie Guo, Qi Pan, Wensen Pan, Jing Yu

PDF Pages: 6915-6926 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Global trends and projections of tracheal, bronchial, and lung (TBL) cancers associated with occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust (DEE): insights from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 Study for 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2035

Weizhen Guo, Jian Ding, Gang Cheng, Qian Xue, Di Wu, Cheng Yang, Jiabing Tong, Zegeng Li

PDF Pages: 6927-6943 Full Text (17) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Assessment of cough in asthma patients attending clinic using the cough questionnaire for asthma (CQA)

Sujuan Guo, Zhicheng Yang, Min Liu, Mary S. M. Ip, Woo-Jung Song, Kian Fan Chung

PDF Pages: 6944-6953 Full Text (15) Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Machine learning–based model for predicting distant lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer

Guojun Wang, Jin Wang

PDF Pages: 6954-6970 Full Text (25) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Circulating tumor DNA in lung cancer: a bibliometric analysis of studies published from 2001 to 2024

Siwei Zhang, Guojie Cao, Jiayi Ren, Yunyun Wang, Peng Chen

PDF Pages: 6971-6996 Full Text (35) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Advancing prognostic and therapeutic prediction in lung squamous cell carcinoma through integrated multi-omics analysis and 117 machine learning combinations

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PDF Pages: 6997-7017 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Thromboelastography and interleukin-6 predict postoperative negative remodeling of descending aorta in patients with type A aortic dissection

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PDF Pages: 7018-7028 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

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PDF Pages: 7041-7055 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development of a prognostic prediction signature for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by integrating multiple programmed cell death-related genes and machine learning algorithms

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PDF Pages: 7074-7084 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

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PDF Pages: 7112-7123 Full Text (21) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The effect of different work rate increasing rates on cardiopulmonary exercise testing in arm ergometer

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PDF Pages: 7124-7140 Full Text (17) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

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Association of systemic inflammatory markers and tertiary lymphoid structures with pathological complete response in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma receiving preoperative treatment: a retrospective cohort study

Xidong Ma, Junping Sun, Mei Xie, Xugang Zhang, Xunwen Lin, Hui Deng, Aiben Huang, Fangping Ren, Yiran Liang, Jie Yao, Xinyu Bao, Xin Zhang, Nuohan Han, Yuanyong Wang, Alessandro Brunelli, Lei Pan, Xinying Xue

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Osmolality as a predictor of mortality in a community setting of heart failure population with a normal range of serum sodium: a classification and regression tree analysis

Jialin He, Yafei Ren, Yulu Zhou, Xiangzhi Yang, Wei Zhou, Jianliang Yin, Jorge Salamanca, Yao Wang, Ya Li

PDF Pages: 7180-7193 Full Text (20) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided detection (CAD)-derived solid component proportion and mean CT attenuation for predicting invasiveness in pulmonary part-solid nodules: a retrospective study

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