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Diagnosis and Management in Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac intensive care; cardiogenic shock; acute heart failure; hemodynamic monitoring; mechanical circulatory support; post-cardiac arrest care; critical care cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Application of Radiomics in Clinical Diagnosis submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiomics; clinical diagnosis; medical imaging; quantitative imaging biomarkers; artificial intelligence; machine learning; image analysis; precision medicine; computer-aided diagnosis; multimodal imaging; feature extraction; predictive modeling; diagnostic imaging; integrative diagnostics; imaging biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in Maternal–Fetal Medicine
edited by Roxana Elena Bohiltea
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal– fetal medicine; pregnancy; prenatal care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Prenatal Diagnosis: From Morphological Evaluation to Genetic Testing submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | Submission Open
Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; fetal ultrasound (US); fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); chromosomal microarray analysis; next-generation sequencing; exome sequencing; genome sequencing; non-invasive prenatal screening; non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Clinical Anatomy and Diagnosis of Peripheral Nervous System—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open
Keywords: anatomy; peripheral nervous system; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Recent Advances in Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular risk factors; hypertension; dyslipidemia; overweight; obesity; diabetes mellitus; metabolic syndrome; atherosclerosis; physical inactivity; biomarkers; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Prognosis of Diseases 2025
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer-aided detection and diagnosis; early detection; diagnosis; characterization and intervention; advanced imaging; quantitative imaging; image-guided therapy; personalized medicine; precision medicine; biomarkers; machine/deep learning; radiogenomics; radiomics; computational/artificial intelligence; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances and Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases
edited by , and Zgurov Batalov
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheumatology  ; rheumatic diseases  ; musculoskeletal ultrasound  ; clinical diagnostics  ; biomarkers  ; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Musculoskeletal Radiology
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal radiology; high-resolution MRI; ultrasound-guided interventions; artificial intelligence in imaging; CT imaging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Imaging in Cardiomyopathy
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiomyopathy; imaging technologies; cardiac MRI; echocardiography; CT; tissue characterization; myocardial fibrosis; disease progression; diagnosis; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Current Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cancer: Challenges, Advances, and Multidisciplinary Integration
edited by Eleni A. Georgakopoulou
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer; early diagnosis; oral squamous cell carcinoma; artificial intelligence; oral potentially malignant disorders; multidisciplinary management; tumor board; oral pathology; misinformation; dental screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Innovative Advances in Diagnosis Through Artificial Intelligence
edited by Jorge Mateo Sotos
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical diagnostics; predictive analytics; machine learning; deep learning; digital pathology; early disease detection; personalized medicine; smart healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Application of Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Maxillofacial Diseases, Third Edition
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: cone-beam computed tomography; imaging; radiology; oral and maxillofacial surgery; dentistry; diagnosis; risk management; 3D printing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
The Role of Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; biomarkers; cerebrospinal fluid proteins; MRI; amyloid imaging; early diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Digestive Healthcare
edited by Hélder Cardoso and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; digestive system diseases; digestive system neoplasms; electronic health records; endoscopy; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Current Trends and Future Directions in Radiotheragnostic Research: A Special Issue in Collaboration with ISRT 2025
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision oncology; oncology; positron emission tomography; radionuclide therapy; targeted therapy; targeted alpha therapy; PSMA; prostate cancer; neuroendocrine neoplasms; somatostatin analogs; daughter radionuclides; dosimetry; small-scale/micro-dosimetry; radiobiology; target chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Applications of Radiomics and Imaging in Oncology and Cardiovascular Diseases
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncologic imaging; cardiovascular imaging; radiomics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; nuclear medicine; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases
edited by and María Begoña García-Cenador
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: vascular pathology; molecular diagnostics; precision medicine; biomarkers; atherosclerosis; thrombosis; vascular imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Infectious Disease Diagnosis submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; mobile health; machine learning; epidemiology; disease surveillance; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Diagnostic Imaging in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); computed tomography (CT); lung ultrasound (LUS); electrical impedance tomography (EIT); positron emission tomography (PET); imaging biomarkers; quantitative imaging analysis; multimodal imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Human Anatomy—2nd Edition
edited by Ji-Hyun Lee
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced anatomy; anatomical development; anatomy for diagnostic methods; anatomy and medical technology; anatomical research innovation; anatomical history
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnostics in Maxillofacial Oncology and Trauma submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: maxillofacial diagnostics; craniofacial trauma; oral and maxillofacial oncology; artificial intelligence in imaging; photon-counting CT (PCCT); molecular biomarkers; histopathology; radiomics; multimodal imaging; preoperative planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Pathology for Forensic Diagnosis
edited by and Vincenzo Cianci
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic pathology; forensic medicine; forensic radiology; forensic genetics; forensic toxicology; postmortem interval; forensic odontology; forensic entomology; forensic anthropology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in the Application of PET/CT in Oncology submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/CT; oncology; cancer imaging; radiotracers; tumor staging; precision medicine; hybrid imaging; artificial intelligence; molecular imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Mechanistic Insights in Arrhythmia: Implications for Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmia mechanisms; personalized medicine; risk stratification; ablation therapy; cardiac mapping
Molecular Diagnostics in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Biomarkers to Individualized Medicine submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular diagnostics; cardiovascular diseases; biomarkers; individualized medicine; precision cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Endoscopic Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Innovations
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoscopic ultrasound (EUS); diagnostic and therapeutic innovations; minimally invasive interventions; EUS-guided tissue acquisition; advanced imaging techniques; multidisciplinary gastroenterology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Pediatric Liver Disease: Emerging Diagnostic Biomarkers, Clinical Management, and Future Directions
edited by Wikrom W. Karnsakul
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric liver diseases; early and precise diagnosis; diagnostic biomarker; genetic testing; imaging modalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Laboratory Testing in Endocrine Diseases
edited by and Chin Shern Lau
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: endocrine diseases; laboratory testing; clinical correlation; hormone testing; diagnosis and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Diagnostic Innovations in Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine: From Biomarkers to Point-of-Care Technologies
edited by Theodoros T. Xanthos
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: point-of-care ultrasound; cardiac arrest; diagnostic biomarkers; cardiac or neurological injury; time-sensitive interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Advances in Echocardiography Diagnostics
edited by Hatem Soliman Aboumarie
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography innovations; cardiac imaging advancements; strain echocardiography; 3D/4D cardiac ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Impacts and Value of Anatomy, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal anatomy; clinical anatomy; surgical anatomy; vascular; nervous system; anatomical variations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Novel Approaches for Artificial Intelligence in Neuroimaging Applications, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging; machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence; SHAP; GradCAM; generative artificial intelligence; BERT; GPT; multi-modal reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnostics and Management of Diseases of the Anterior Segment of the Eye
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 86 | 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 Thrombosis Diagnosis and Antithrombotic Therapy
edited by Ovidio De Filippo, and Francesco Antonio Veneziano
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: antithrombotic therapy; ischemic heart disease; risk stratification; personalized medicine; dual antiplatelet therapy; bleeding risk; coronary artery disease; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Approaches to Infectious Pathologies in Surgical Specialties submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: surgical infections; diagnostic advancements; antimicrobial resistance; molecular diagnostics; radiological imaging; microbiological assays; AI-driven diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Precision Diagnostics in Gynecologic Health and Disease
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecologic diseases; diagnostic imaging; pathology; molecular diagnostic techniques; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; endometriosis; adenomyosis; precision medicine; minimally invasive surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Emerging Diagnostic Technologies in Orthopedics: Advancing Personalized Implant Design and Therapeutics
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-specific implant design; advanced diagnostic technologies; computational biomechanics; surgical navigation systems; implant manufacturing; intraoperative monitoring; postoperative evaluation; biomedical engineering; clinical implant optimization; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Rare Cancers: Improving Diagnosis and Prognosis Through Collaborative Research
edited by Chen-Wang Chang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare cancer; diagnosis and prognosis; biomarker; early detection; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostics in Oncology Research
edited by Riffat Mehboob
submission deadline 14 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncology diagnostics; cancer detection; precision medicine; tumor biomarkers; digital pathology; artificial intelligence in oncology; epigenetic biomarkers; immunohistochemical biomarkers; predictive modeling; genomic profiling; transcriptome signature; PET/CT and MRI diagnostics; machine learning for cancer diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Deep Learning Techniques for Medical Image Analysis
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submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21518 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; semi-supervised learning; self-supervised learning; generative learning; deep neural networks; convolutional neural networks; physics-informed neural networks; X-ray imaging; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); ultrasound imaging; ultrasound computed tomography; functional MRI; positron emission tomography (PET); single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); functional ultrasound imaging; image reconstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Research Updates in Vestibular Dysfunction: Diagnostic Breakthroughs
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: vestibular disorders; vertigo; biomarkers; molecular diagnostics; vestibular compensation; Meniere’ s disease; BPPV; vestibular migraine; PPPD; dizziness; balance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Tools and Monitoring Strategies for Chronic Diseases: Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes to Enhance Clinical Decision-Making
edited by Vladimir Poroch
submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality of life; chronic diseases; patient-reported outcome measures; patient-reported experience measures; supportive interventions; multidisciplinary and holistic approach; symptom control; healthcare accessibility; burden of care prevention; digital health tools; palliative care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Dental Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 78427 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental imaging; optical coherence tomography; ultrasound; dental MRI; dental CT; cone-beam computed tomography; optical imaging; acoustic imaging; dental radiography; panoramic radiography; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Characteristics of Headache and Diagnosis of Primary and Secondary Headache Disorders
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 49347 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary headache disorders; secondary headache disorders; migraine-like headache; tension-type headache; migraine; headache; characteristics of headache
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Trends in In Vitro Diagnostics Paving the Way to Next-Generation Healthcare
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27130 | Submission Open
Keywords: IVDs (in vitro diagnostics); POCT (point-of-care testing); LFA (lateral flow assay); CLIA (clinical laboratory improvement amendments); multiplex assays; PCR; NGS (next-generation sequencing); AI; at-home testing; biomarkers; smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Kidney Disease: Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Prognosis: 3rd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23066 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Cardiology
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 21079 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiology; heart disease; arrhythmia; myocardial infarction; angina pectoris; coronary artery disease; echocardiography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing
edited by Olusola Oluwakemi Abayomi-Alli, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8573 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical image processing; healthcare; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; AI-assisted; explainable ai; segmentation; augmentation; multimodal fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Oral Disorders
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8377 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral disease; biomarker; prognosis; periodontal disease; machine learning; MRI; CBCT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
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