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Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Imaging in Dentistry and Maxillofacial Radiology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; radiomics; advanced imaging; cone-beam computed tomography; dental and maxillofacial radiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Forensic Diagnostics: From Molecular Insights to Casework Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic diagnostics; forensic genetics; molecular autopsy; human identification; DVI; postmortem analysis; forensic toxicology; degraded DNA; biomarkers; legal medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forensic Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Innovations in Endodontics and Regenerative Dental Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 651 | Submission Open
Keywords: endodontic diagnostics; regenerative endodontics; nanomaterials; magnetic resonance imaging; cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT); optical coherence tomography (OCT); dental imaging innovations; pulp vitality biomarkers; periapical disease profiling; artificial intelligence in dentistry; predictive diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Dermatologic Imaging: Diagnosis and Monitoring
edited by Federico Venturi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatologic imaging; dermoscopy; reflectance confocal microscopy; LC-OCT; artificial intelligence; melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; digital dermatology; skin cancer diagnosis; treatment monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Nephrology—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury; AKI; chronic kidney disease; CKD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Gynecologic Diseases, 4th Edition
edited by and Mariateresa Mirandola
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecologic pathology; breast pathology; placental pathology; diagnostic pitfalls; differential diagnosis; molecular biology; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Grand Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cerebrovascular diseases; stroke; diagnosis; management; imaging; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; therapeutic strategies; surgery; rehabilitation; multidisciplinary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Precision Medicine in Cardiology: Applications in Risk Stratification, Diagnostics, Prognosis, and Management
edited by Aman Goyal and Zhuqing Shi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; precision medicine; personalized medicine; diagnostics; risk; prognosis; cardiovascular medicine; heart failure; atrial fibrillation; coronary artery disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Asthma submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; diagnosis; management; biomarkers; biologics; phenotypes; endotypes; precision medicine; digital health; autoimmune; cytokine; interleukin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease: New Insights into Pathogenesis and Diagnostics
edited by and Fotis Panagopoulos
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury (AKI); chronic kidney disease (CKD); pathogenesis; biomarkers; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical and Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone: Imaging, Pathology, and Multidisciplinary Perspectives submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: temporal bone; anatomy; imaging; pathology; biomarker
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
From Prenatal Diagnosis to Perinatal Outcomes: Advances in Maternal–Fetal Medicine
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal–fetal medicine; prenatal diagnosis; clinical assessment in pregnancy; fetal ultrasound; pregnancy biomarkers; high-risk pregnancy; complex obstetrical cases; rare case reports; multidisciplinary management; placental disorders; congenital anomalies; perinatal outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
From Clinical Diagnosis to Effective Treatment of Cardiomyopathy submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; dilated cardiomyopathy; non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; cardiac MRI; PET/CT; PET/MRI; cardiac imaging; sudden cardiac death
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Ultrasound Diagnosis in Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice
edited by , and Lau Wai-Lam
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20472 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstetric ultrasound; placenta; fetal abnormalities; color doppler
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostic Imaging in Neurological Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13855 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic imaging; neurological diseases/disorders; central nervous system; imaging techniques; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); positron emission tomography (PET); diagnostic modalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10374 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; obstetrics; gynecology; diagnosis; management; sexually transmitted diseases; congenital malformations; chronic pelvic pain; infertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Recent Advances in Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis
edited by and Irene Mattavelli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9350 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; clinical diagnosis; treatment advances; precision medicine; exercise evaluation; CPET
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
21st Century Point-of-Care, Near-Patient and Critical Care Testing—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9289 | Submission Open
Keywords: point-of-care testing; infectious diseases; early detection; emergency management; disaster readiness; prehospital diagnosis; health promotion; public health resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
New Technologies and Tools Used for Risk Assessment of Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9168 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health; AI in healthcare; machine learning; disease risk prediction; medical imaging; wearable technology; big data analytics; telemedicine; personalized medicine; explainable AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Emergency Medicine: Diagnostic Insights
edited by Ancor Sanz-Garcia and Raúl López-Izquierdo
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9022 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic tools; point-of-care testing; prehospital; emergency medicine; rapid and accurate diagnosis; imaging modalities; biomarkers; AI-driven algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advanced Diagnostic Approaches in Uveitis and Inflammatory Vitreoretinal Diseases submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7923 | Submission Open
Keywords: uveitis; inflammatory retinal disease; multimodal imaging; OCTA; imaging biomarkers; vitreous diagnostics; aqueous humor analysis; cytokine profiling; intraocular inflammation; infectious and non-infectious uveitis; AI in imaging; personalized diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Genomics for Prenatal Diagnosis
edited by Wing-Cheong Leung and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6651 | Submission Open
Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; genetics; genomics; NIPT; WES; WGS; CRISPR; epigenetics; expanded carrier screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Plastic Surgery: Diagnosis, Management and Prognosis submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4941 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastic surgery; breast reconstruction; skin graft; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Gynecological Cancers
edited by Zelal M. Muallem
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4899 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecological cancers; diagnosis and staging; molecular biomarkers; targeted therapies; immunotherapy; minimally invasive surgery; personalized medicine; cancer resistance; quality of life in oncology; disparities in cancer care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Contemporary Achievements in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecological and Obstetric Conditions
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4300 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibroid; endometriosis; pelvic pain; reproductive endocrinology; pregnancy complications; delivery; infertility; obstetrics; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Clinical Anatomy: Morphometric Analysis and Diagnostic Relevance
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3825 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical anatomy; morphometric analysis; anatomical variation; computed tomography three-dimensional reconstruction; diagnostic anatomy; applied anatomy; evidence-based anatomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Emergency and Critical Illness
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3085 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency medicine; critical illness; rapid diagnosis; sepsis; acute cardiac events; acute abdomen; traumatic injuries; clinical toxicology; clinical images; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Imaging in Ocular Surface
edited by and David Berkow
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocular surface imaging; contact lens fitting; ultra-high-resolution oct; corneal topography; corneal tomography; scleral profilometry; wavefront aberrometry; in vivo confocal microscopy; artificial intelligence in eye imaging; meibomian gland imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2594 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Respiratory Diseases
edited by Kęstutis Malakauskas and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2235 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; inflammatory respiratory diseases; inflammation; biomarkers; respiratory diagnostics; anti-inflammatory therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Sports Injuries
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2118 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injury; sports medicine; diagnosis; treatment; surgery; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Precision Diagnostics in Kidney Cancer
edited by , Xiao Yang and Qiang Cao
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open
Keywords: renal tumor; diagnostic and prognostic markers; non-invasive; artificial intelligence; precision diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Innovations in Diagnostic Radiology: AI, Advanced Imaging and Precision Medicine submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; worklfow optimization; vision-language models; clinical decision support; diagnostic radiology; AI agents in healthcare; explainable AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Clinical Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
edited by Riccardo Vasapolli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal endoscopy; advanced imaging; artificial intelligence; early detection; preneoplastic lesions; therapeutic endoscopy; EUS/ERCP; bariatric endoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Diagnostic Approaches to Temporomandibular Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open
Keywords: temporomandibular disorders; TMD; diagnostic approaches; imaging modalities; clinical assessment; TMJ; facial pain, MRI, CBCT; orofacial pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Nephrology: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition
edited by Elio Antonucci
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney disease; nephropathy; diagnosis; renal disease; pathophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: 2nd Edition
edited by and Alexandros Louizakis
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral and maxillofacial surgery; artificial intelligence in surgery; virtual surgical planning; 3D printing and patient-specific implants; oral cancer diagnosis; temporomandibular disorders; regenerative medicine in OMFS; advanced biomaterials for reconstruction; new technologies in head and neck surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Morbid Obesity
edited by Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open
Keywords: morbid obesity; obesity diagnosis; body composition analysis; visceral adiposity; metabolic syndrome; biomarkers in obesity; genetic predisposition; comorbidity assessment; imaging techniques; risk stratification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Inflammatory Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut; small intestine; large bowel; endoscopy; medical imaging; inflammation; Helicobacter pylori; oesophagitis; gastritis; celiac disease; inflammatory bowel disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Epigenetic Markers and Cytokines to Increase the Prevention of the Development of Invasive Cancer
edited by Attila Louis Major
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1049 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytokines; methylation; histone proteins; non-coding RNA; oncogenic development; cancer prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Images in the Diagnosis of Macular Edema, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open
Keywords: macular edema; diagnostic imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT); fluorescein angiography; retinal imaging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Biomarkers for Non-Invasive Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Personalized Healthcare submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital biomarkers; non-invasive diagnosis; biomedical signals; acoustic biomarkers; neurotechnology; machine learning; explainable AI; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Innovations in Minimally Invasive Urology: Diagnostics, Prognosis, and Male Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic surgery; urology; reconstructive surgery; male health; technological development; diagnostic technology; minimally invasive diagnosis; image-guided procedures; biopsy techniques; diagnostic imaging; disease classification; patient stratification; diagnostic protocols; diagnostic accuracy; surgical diagnosis; pathological evaluation; precision diagnosis; diagnostic innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Orthopaedics and Traumatology: 2nd Edition
edited by Attilio Basile
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint replacement; surgical navigation; outcome assessment; fracture repair; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Multimodality Cardiac Imaging: Enhancing Precision in Cardiology
edited by and Apostolos Vrettos
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodality cardiac imaging; echocardiography; cardiac CT; cardiac MRI; transcatheter interventions; precision cardiology; imaging biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Oral Cancer Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer diagnosis; oral cancer progression; machine learning; prediction models; biomarkers; early prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
The International Head and Neck Scientific Group (IHNSG) Collection: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs), Neuroendocrine Carcinomas (NECs) and Paraganglioma of the Larynx
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: larynx; neuroendocrine neoplasms; terminology; classification; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Multimodal AI for Diagnostic Signal and Imaging Analysis in Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal biomedical signal; multimodal signal fusion; multimodal signal alignment; cross-model transformation; multimodal foundation model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Diseases submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; medical imaging; abdominal imaging; molecular imaging; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Breast Imaging: Diagnostic Advances and Modern Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer screening; breast MRI; digital breast tomosynthesis; artificial intelligence in radiology; diagnostic precision; ultrasonography; contrast-enhanced mammography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
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