Giorgia Dalpiaz is a radiologist at Ospedale Bellaria, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Dr. Dalpiaz gained her MD from the University of Bologna in 1991 before completing her specialization in Radiology at the University of Trieste. She subsequently undertook a Fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. Dr. Dalpiaz is a council member of Italian Thoracic Radiology and a member of the Italian Society of Radiology (SIRM). She is the author of more than 50 papers or book chapters and has been an invited speaker or taught at more than 100 congresses and courses.

Alessandra Cancellieri is a senior pathologist treating lung and mediastinal diseases at Ospedale Maggiore in Bologna, Italy. She graduated from the University of Bologna School of Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, prior to completing a Doctorate in Oncology and studying at the University's School of Specialization with a focus on Anatomic Pathology. After her studies, she trained under the supervision of Prof. T. V. Colby (Department Head) at the Pathology Department of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, USA (2001). She is the author of numerous articles and papers on various topics related to anatomical pathology - in particular, lung pathology - published in leading Italian and international reviews and journals. She contributed the anatomical pathology sections of the book "Diffuse Lung Diseases" published by Springer in 2004, and has been a frequent speaker and lecturer at numerous congresses and courses regarding lung and mediastinal pathology.