New Technologies in Advanced Cytopathological and Histopathological Diagnostics
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 28
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, cytopathological and histopathological diagnostics have undergone a period of significant renewal, thanks to the introduction of technologies that are expanding the possibilities for observing and interpreting biological samples. This Special Issue will describe these transformations, highlighting how digital tools, advanced molecular methods, and new integrated approaches are changing everyday laboratory practice. The adoption of digital pathology and automated analysis platforms is enabling more accurate and reproducible image reading, while the use of artificial intelligence is providing increasing support in identifying complex patterns that are difficult to recognize with the naked eye. At the same time, high-resolution imaging techniques and the integration of molecular and omics data are allowing for finer cell and tissue characterization, which is useful not only in diagnosis but also in better patient stratification. This Special Issue will therefore provide an up-to-date and concrete overview of the opportunities offered by new technologies, without forgetting the challenges that still lie ahead, from the standardization of methods to their actual clinical application. Our aim is to provide a forum for discussing future prospects in this rapidly changing discipline.
Dr. Giuseppe Donato
Dr. Paolo Zaffino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital pathology
- molecular markers
- cytopathology
- histopathology
- multimodal analysis
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