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Artificial Intelligence in Health Monitoring and Diagnosis: AI Meets Conventional Models

edited by

Stanislav Makhanov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 37949 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; diagnostics; medical image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases

edited by

Thierry Naas

and

Ranjan Ramasamy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21890 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; microorganisms; virus detection; antibiotic resistance; bacterial strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)

Advances in Imaging Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases

edited by

Chiara Martini

and

Paolo Perini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 21805 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; pulmonary imaging; AI; machine learning; vascular; CT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Advances in Diagnostics of the Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery

edited by

Sang Beom Han

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20727 | Submission Open

Keywords: anterior segment disorder; cornea; cataract; anterior segment imaging; refractive surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of ENT (Ear–Nose–Throat) Diseases

edited by

Wojciech Kukwa

and

Mirosław J. Szczepański

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18731 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Kidney Disease: Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Prognosis: 3rd Edition

edited by

Akito Maeshima

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16691 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary/secondary glomerulonephritis; rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis; nephrotic syndrome; acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; diabetic nephropathy/diabetic kidney disease; chronic renal failure; kidney transplantation; renal fibrosis; polycystic kidney

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Advances in Breast Radiology

edited by

Maria Adele Marino

Elisabetta Giannotti

and

Daly Avendano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16578 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast contrast-enhanced MRI; breast contrast-enhanced US; breast contrast-enhanced mammography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Diagnosis, Classification, and Monitoring of Pulmonary Diseases

edited by

Barbara Ruaro

Paola Confalonieri

and

Francesco Salton

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15787 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung diseases; pulmonary diseases; imaging techniques; causal biological pathways; clinical biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Clinical Classification and Prediction

edited by

Gemma Piella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13615 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; clinical classification; clinical prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)

Optimization of Clinical Imaging: From Diagnosis to Prognosis

edited by

Johannes Kahn

and

Georg Böning

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12774 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical imaging; medical image analysis; imaging management; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Biochemical Testing Applications in Clinical Diagnosis

edited by

Donatella Coradduzza

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12407 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical testing; clinical diagnosis; biomarkers; point-of-care tests; innovative analytical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)

Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Diagnosis and Management

edited by Chul Hyun Park

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12324 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthopedics; foot and ankle; advances; diagnosis; treatment; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Urologic Oncology: Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Management

edited by

Roberto Contieri

and

Giovanni Lughezzani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12287 | Submission Open

Keywords: urologic oncology; biomarkers; diagnosis; management; urothelial carcinoma; prostate cancer; kidney cancer; testis cancer; penile cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors

edited by Federica Alessandra Cavalcoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11905 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasm; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm; small-bowel neuroendocrine neoplasm; appendicular neuroendocrine neoplasm; lung neuroendocrine neoplasm; functional imaging; cross-sectional imaging; endoscopic ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diseases

edited by Hin Fung Tsang and

Sze Chuen Cesar Wong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11063 | Submission Open

Keywords: NGS; sequencing; diagnostic microbiology; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)

Challenges Related to the Oral Cavity, Head and Neck: From Diagnosis to Therapy

edited by

Saverio Capodiferro

and

Antonio D’Amati

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10994 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral oncology; oral diseases; head and neck; diagnosis; therapeutic approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Illnesses

edited by

Ahilanandan Dushianthan

and Anna T. Freeman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10753 | Submission Open

Keywords: asthma; COPD; pneumonia; viral infection; ARDS; respiratory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Artificial Intelligence in Brain Diseases

edited by

Yan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10649 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)

Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis and Data Analysis of Medical Parasites and Arthropods

edited by

Tamer Sanlidag

Dilber Uzun Ozsahin

and

Ilker Ozsahin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8633 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical diagnosis; prognosis; data analysis; medical parasites; arthropods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)

Pathology and Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease

edited by

Zhiyan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8466 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathology; clinical diagnosis; prognosis; thyroid disease; marker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

An Update on Radiological Diagnosis in 2024

edited by

Federico Bruno

Raffaele Natella

and Nicola Maria Lucarelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7965 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiological diagnosis; radiological techniques; precision medicine; imaging; quantitative imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

The Future of Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis

edited by

Grigorios Korosoglou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7366 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Gynecological Cancers: Third Edition

edited by

Robert Jach

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7278 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic technologies; gynecological cancers; ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; diagnostic pathology; diagnostic image; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Imaging in Musculoskeletal Disorders

edited by

Kay Geert A. Hermann

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6645 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced imaging techniques; musculoskeletal disorders; MRI and CT imaging; ultrasound imaging; clinical case studies; diagnostic accuracy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Abdominal Ultrasound: A Left Behind Area

edited by Hiroko Naganuma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6398 | Submission Open

Keywords: liver tumor; drainage vessel; precursor lesion; gallbladder cancer; peritoneum; mesentery; ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders

edited by

Antonio Jesús Láinez-Ramos-Bossini

and Fernando Ruiz Santiago

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5972 | Submission Open

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorder; radiology; interventional procedure; surgery; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Disorders 2025

edited by Rayleigh Ping Ying Chiang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5966 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep disorders; obstructive sleep apnea; diagnosis; causes; symptoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Diseases—2nd Edition

edited by

Daeeun Choi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5316 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney; nephrology; biomarker; prognosis; imaging; artificial intelligence; pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Diagnostics for Ocular Diseases: Its Importance in Patient Care

edited by

Ramesh Venkatesh

and

Jay Chhablani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5173 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular imaging; patient care; biomarkers; retinal imaging; retinal diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) in the Clinical Laboratory

edited by

Siddabasave Gowda B. Gowda

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4707 | Submission Open

Keywords: LC-MS; clinical diagnostics; biomarker discovery; metabolomics; lipidomics; clinical samples; method validation; precision medicine; analytical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)

Imaging Research on Gastrointestinal Disorders

edited by

Takahiro Emoto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; inflammatory bowel disease; intestinal obstruction; irritable bowel syndrome; gastric cancer; signal and image processing; visualization techniques for the gastrointestinal tract

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Artificial Intelligence for Precision Analysis and Decision Making in Medical Imaging

edited by

Jia Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4552 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical images; artificial intelligence; image analysis; auxiliary diagnosis; neural network; healthcare informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)

Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Luigi Marzano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4188 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypertension; blood pressure; diagnosis; management; cardiovascular diseases; therapeutic targets; treatment strategies; lifestyle modifications; patient education; adherence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Recent Advancements in MRI and PET/CT Technologies in the Field of Urologic Oncology

edited by Matteo Droghetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3891 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; PET/CT; urologic oncology; prostate cancer; diagnostic imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders

edited by

Yuichi Yoshii

and

Takeshi Ogawa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3619 | Submission Open

Keywords: musculoskeletal diseases; MRI; shoulder and elbow; Bone Necrosis; Wrist Arthroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Heart, Lung, and Kidney Transplantation

edited by

Natalia Buda

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart transplantation; lung transplantation; kidney transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Diseases

edited by

Filippo Carannante

and

Guglielmo Niccolò Piozzi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3501 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal diseases; markers; diagnosis; prognosis; screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Advances in Cancer Pathology and Diagnosis

edited by

Lorenzo Memeo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3365 | Submission Open

Keywords: histopathology; histological classification; cancer biomarkers; digital pathology; AI applications; next-generation sequencing; real-time PCR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Updates on Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Kefah Mokbel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3344 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; breast tumor; mammography; tissue biopsy; breast ultrasound; diagnosis and management; prognosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Laboratory Tests for Kidney Diseases

edited by

Marijn Speeckaert

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3300 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney diseases; laboratory testing; diagnosis; biomarkers; kidney function; renal injury; diagnostic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)

Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer Imaging and Biopsy Techniques

edited by Abhinav Sidana

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3054 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) of prostate; artificial intelligence and prostate MRI; PSMA PET in detection and staging of prostate cancer; novel molecular tracers for prostate cancer imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)– transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) fusion prostate biopsy; transperineal prostate biopsy; future directions regarding prebiopsy imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Advances in the Diagnostic Bronchoscopy

edited by Yeon Wook Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open

Keywords: peripheral lung lesion; mediastinal disease; lung cancer; advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy; endobronchial ultrasound; diagnostic yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)

Endoscopic Diagnostics for Pancreatobiliary Disorders 2025

edited by

Masataka Kikuyama

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2039 | Submission Open

Keywords: endoscopic ultrasonography; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS– FNA; SPACE; pancreatic cancer; bile duct caner; gallbladder cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)

AI in Dermatology

edited by Jonathan Shapiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open

Keywords: teledermatology; artificial intelligence; AI algorithms; natural language processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)

Diagnosis and Management of Gynecological Diseases in 2025

edited by

Yasushi Kotani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecological diseases; diagnosis; management strategies; obstetrics and gynecology; women’ s health; clinical practice guidelines; reproductive health disorders; personalized treatment approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Precision Diagnosis and Management in Kidney Transplantation

edited by

Cheng Yang

, Longshan Liu and

Marijn Speeckaert

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney transplantation; molecular diagnosis; immune repertoire; single cell sequencing; multi-omics sequencing; radiology; ultrasound; stem cell; gene and cell therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)

Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Chiara Posarelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: glaucoma; adherence; MIBS (minimally invasive bleb surgery); MIGS (microinvasive glaucoma surgery); artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by Maria Nikolaou and

Nikolaos Theodorakis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; diagnostic techniques; imaging modalities; biomarker testing; genetic screening; artificial intelligence; risk stratification; personalized treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)

Scaling Datasets, Annotations and Algorithms for Medical Image Segmentation

edited by