title: Interventional pulmonology: a new medical specialty.
abstract: Interventional pulmonology (IP) is the newest chapter in respiratory medicine. IP includes both diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Nanotechnology, in both instrumental engineering and optical imaging, will further advance this competitive discipline towards cell diagnosis and therapy as part of the future's personalized medicine.
authors: Tiberiu R
authors: TR
authors: Shulimzon
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013038:Specialization