This manuscript summarises the highlights from Assembly 14, "Clinical techniques,
imaging and endoscopy", which were presented at the 2019 European Respiratory Society
(ERS) International Congress in Madrid, Spain. Novel diagnostic approaches and innovative
therapeutic strategies in patients with lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, obstructive
airway disorders and infectious diseases are discussed. The authors from the different
Assembly 14 subgroups focus on the key take-home messages given new study results,
and place them in the context of current knowledge in these areas. At the 2019 ERS
International Congress, encouraging results of numerous trials in the field of interventional
pulmonology, imaging and ultrasound were presented. Key topics included novel diagnostic
and therapeutic approaches in patients with lung cancer, interstitial lung disease,
obstructive airway disorders and infectious diseases.
