Thoracic Imaging in China: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

Journal: Journal of thoracic imaging
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Abstract

Thoracic imaging has been revolutionized through advances in technology and research around the world, and so has China. Thoracic imaging in China has progressed from anatomic observation to quantitative and functional evaluation, from using traditional approaches to using artificial intelligence. This article will review the past, present, and future of thoracic imaging in China, in an attempt to establish new accepted strategies moving forward.

Authors

  • Li Fan
    Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
  • Wenjie Yang
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. lisa_ywj@163.com.
  • Wenting Tu
    School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: tu.wenting@mail.shufe.edu.cn.
  • Xiuxiu Zhou
    Second Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University.
  • Qin Zou
    Second Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University.
  • Hanxiao Zhang
    School of Accounting, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yan Feng
    Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA.
  • Shiyuan Liu
    Department of Radiology, Changzheng Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: liushiyuan@smmu.edu.cn.