About the Authors

Jing Zhao

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

zhaojing_sysu@126.com (Zhao J); cjr.yangjianyong@vip.163.com (Yang J.Y)

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Julien Dinkel

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany

Arne Warth

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Roland Penzel

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Niels Reinmuth

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Airway Center North (ARCN), LungenClinic Grosshansdorf GmbH, Großhansdorf, Germany

Philipp Schnabel

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Thomas Muley

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Michael Meister

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Heike Zabeck

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Martin Steins

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Jian-yong Yang

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

zhaojing_sysu@126.com (Zhao J); cjr.yangjianyong@vip.163.com (Yang J.Y)

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Qian Zhou

Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Heinz-Peter Schlemmer

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), Heidelberg, Germany

Felix J. F. Herth

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany

Claus Peter Heussel

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

Author 1 –J.Z.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 2 –J.D.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 3 –A.W.: Consulting or Advisory Role; Company: Roche,Norah's; Relationship: You; Research Funding; Company: Norah's; Relationship: Your Institution. Author 4 –R.P.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 5 –N.R.: Honoraria; Company: Hoffmann-La Roche,Lilly,Novartis, Boehringer-Ingelheim,Otsuka,Bristol-Myers Squibb; Relationship: You; Consulting or Advisory Role: Company: Hoffmann-La Roche, Lilly, Amgen, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Relationship: You; Travel, Accommodations, Expenses, Company: Hoffmann-La Roche, Boehringer-Ingelheim; Relationship: You. Author 6 –P.S.: Honoraria; Company: E.Lilly Germany, Norah's; Travel, Accommodations, Expenses, Company: E.Lilly; Relationship: You. Author 7 –T.M.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 8 –M.M.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 9 –H.Z.: Stock or Other Ownership; Company: stada; Relationship: You. Author 10 –M.S.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 11 –J-Y.Y.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 12 –Q.Z.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 13 –HP.S.: Honoraria; Company: Siemens Healthcare; Relationship: You; Travel, Accommodations, Expenses, Company: Siemens Healthcare, Bracco, Curagita; Relationship: You. Author 14 –F.JF.H.: There was no conflict of interest to declare. Author 15 –HU.K.: Speakers' Bureau; Company: Novartis, Siemens, Boehringer Ingelheim, ESR, Almirall; Relationship: You; Research Funding, Company: Siemens, Baye; Relationship: Your Institution. Author 16 –C.P.H.: Stock or Other Ownership; Company: Stada, GSK; Relationship: You; Consulting or Advisory Role, Company: Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead, MSD, Intermune, Fresenius; Relationship: You; Speakers' Bureau; Company: Gilead, MSD, Pfizer, Intermune, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis; Relationship: You; Research Funding, Company: Siemens, Pfizer, MeVis, Boehringer Ingelheim; Relationship: Your Institution.