This special issue, guest edited by Dr. Luca Bertolaccini and Dr. Dania Nachira, would like to make the bold effort of inquiring the scientific laws, mathematical principles and new technologies behind Thoracic Surgery by involving engineers, mathematicians, physicists, biostatisticians and medical doctors and creating a sharp dialogue between all these disciplines. All that in the conviction that mutual exchanges can improve knowledge in Thoracic Surgery field and promote the progress.

Disclosure:

The series “Science behind Thoracic Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Shanghai Chest without any sponsorship or funding. Luca Bertolaccini and Dania Nachira served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.