Advanced Diagnostics in Women's Health: From Biomarkers to Imaging
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gynecology; obstetrics; gynecological oncology; endocrinology and reproductive medicine; ethics; medical education; research design; epidemiology and statistics; computer applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in diagnostic technologies are transforming women’s health by enabling earlier detection, improved risk stratification, and more personalised clinical management. The Special Issue aims to bring together innovative research on modern diagnostic approaches integrating molecular biomarkers, laboratory parameters, and advanced imaging techniques across the spectrum of gynaecological and obstetrical conditions.
Recent progress in laboratory medicine has introduced a wide range of biomarkers reflecting inflammatory, metabolic, hormonal, and vascular processes, which may improve early diagnosis and prognostic evaluation in disorders such as hypertensive complications of pregnancy, endometriosis, gynaecologic malignancies, and reproductive disorders. At the same time, developments in non-invasive imaging methods, including high-resolution ultrasound, Doppler techniques, MRI, and multimodal imaging, have enhanced the accuracy and reproducibility of diagnostic evaluation in both obstetrics and gynaecology.
This Special Issue will highlight studies that explore translational and clinically applicable diagnostic strategies, emphasising the integration of biological and imaging-based markers into routine clinical practice. Particular attention will be given to approaches that improve early detection, individualised risk assessment, and monitoring of disease progression or treatment response.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Biomarkers and multi-marker panels in obstetrics and gynaecology;
- Inflammatory and vascular markers in pregnancy-related disorders;
- Biomarker-based risk stratification models;
- Advances in ultrasound and Doppler diagnostics;
- Imaging-based characterisation of gynaecological diseases;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in diagnostic medicine;
- Multimodal diagnostic approaches combining laboratory and imaging data;
- Non-invasive diagnostic tools in women's health.
By promoting interdisciplinary contributions from clinicians, laboratory scientists, and imaging specialists, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art diagnostic methods and their role in advancing precision medicine in women’s health.
Dr. Elena Bernad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- women’s health diagnostics
- biomarkers
- medical imaging
- ultrasound
- risk stratification
- early diagnosis
- precision medicine
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- non-invasive diagnostics
- artificial intelligence
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