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Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Liver Tumors submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver tumors; hepatocellular carcinoma; immunotherapy; imaging; oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Operational Neurosurgery: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by Xiaoyu Yang and Mark Wilson
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: cranial; spinel; peripheral nerve; pediatric; pre-operative evaluation; risk stratification; prognostic models; patient-reported outcomes; peri-operative pathways; equity; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Update on Diagnosis in Cardiovascular Interventions submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial infarction; stents; coronary artery disease; drugs; coronary imaging; structural heart disease; meta-analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Integrated Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Systems: Recent Progress and Applications
edited by Kim Wolff
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: point-of-care testing (POCT); integrated diagnostic systems; nano-diagnostics; artificial intelligence (AI); clinical decision support; multi-biomarker panels; electronic health records (EHRs) connectivity; infectious disease diagnostics; decentralized healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Fetal, Placental, and Pediatric Dermatopathology: From Development to Disease submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: fetal pathology; placental pathology; pediatric pathology; pediatric dermatopathology; neonatal dermatology; inflammation; vascular lesions; congenital disorders; molecular pathology; developmental disease; perinatal outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Chorioretinal Diseases: From Biomarkers to Imaging submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocular imaging; biomarkers; retinal imaging; retinal diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Imaging in Heart Failure: Advances, Applications, and Future Directions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; echocardiography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR); computed tomography (CT); nuclear imaging (PET/SPECT); prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Genomics in Cardiac Diagnostics: Bridging Novel Insights to Clinical Practice
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; congenital heart disease; cardiac arrhythmia; idiopathic cardiomyopathy; coronary heart disease; arterial hypertension; stroke; genetics; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Infections, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory tract infections; lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs); upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs); whole-genome sequencing (WGS); immunological techniques  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Precision Medicine for Prostate Cancer: From Molecular Imaging to Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision oncology; oncology; positron emission tomography; radionuclide therapy; targeted therapy; PSMA; prostate cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Cancer Pathology and Diagnosis, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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)
Application of Robotics in Disease Diagnosis and Management
edited by Michele Tedeschi
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic surgery; disease diagnosis; disease management; outcomes; robotic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Prostate Cancer: Innovations in Diagnosis and Risk Stratification
edited by Biren Saraiya
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; diagnostics; therapeutics; molecular targets; Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA); risk stratification; radioligand therapy; multimodal therapy; clinical guidelines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Ovarian Cancer in 2025–2026: A Comprehensive Look at Characteristics, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5615 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; risk; treatment; detection; screening; trial design; treatment; collateral effects; endpoints; costs; efficacy; AI; sojourn time models; vaccines; PARP inhibitors; liquid biopsies; post treatment hematologic malignancies; HIPEC; STIC/STIL
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Thyroid Disorders: New Clinical Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid disorders; clinical diagnosis; ultrasound; elastography; thyroid cancer; thyroiditis; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; advanced imaging
Advances in Nephrology submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38358 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Infectious Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13947 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; diagnostic advancements; therapeutic strategies; antimicrobial resistance; molecular diagnostics; clinical management; emerging pathogens; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Diagnosis and Management of Ophthalmic Disorders
edited by Assaf Kratz
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8145 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocular diseases; early diagnosis; advanced imaging; glaucoma; age-related macular degeneration; diabetic retinopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
DNA Sequencing of Infectious Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5567 | Submission Open
Keywords: DNA sequencing; infectious disease; diagnostics; screening; whole-genome sequencing; targeted amplicon sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Endoscopic Diagnostics for Pancreatobiliary Disorders 2025
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5284 | 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)
Diagnostic Methods in Forensic Pathology, Third Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4764 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidisciplinary approach; forensic pathology; sudden/unexpected death; sepsis and health infections; suicide; gender violence; post-mortem immunohistochemistry; post-mortem CT; virtopsy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Emergency Medicine: Diagnostic Insights
edited by Ancor Sanz-Garcia and Raúl López-Izquierdo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4749 | 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)
Radiology in the Third Millennium: New Patient-Centered Diagnostic Approaches submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4239 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiology; diagnostics; patient-specific imaging; AI; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open
Keywords: technological advancements; diagnostic imaging; treatment planning; clinical applications; oral and maxillofacial surgery; radiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Diagnosis of Skin and Superficial Tissues Disorders—“Old and Emerging” Diagnostic Tools—2nd Edition
edited by Costantino Ricci
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3962 | Submission Open
Keywords: melanoma; melanocytic pathology; Merkel cell carcinoma; adnexal tumors; anatomy of the skin; histology of the skin; molecular pathology; next-generation sequencing; immunohistochemistry; histology-sonography correlation; high-frequency ultrasound probes and high-level ultrasound machines; line-field confocal optical coherence tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Updates in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Pathology, Diagnosis and Management
edited by Ombretta Martinelli and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3881 | Submission Open
Keywords: aneurysms of the aorta; aneurysms of the arch; arterial stenosis; EVAR (endovascular aneurysm repair); FEVAR (fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair); BEVAR (branched endovascular aneurysm repair); iliac branches; varicose veins; venous insufficiency; chronic obstructive arteriopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by and Xavier Iriart
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; wearable devices; imaging techniques; personalized medicine; risk prediction; telemedicine; remote monitoring; ethical considerations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Medical Diagnostics in the USA
edited by and Yao Zhao
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3687 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical image segmentation; image registration; image quality enhancement; image artifact reduction; radiomics; image reconstruction; deep learning in diagnostics; AI-driven medical Imaging; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic imaging innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Histopathology in Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3165 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; precision medicine; histopathology; diagnosis; prognostic/predictive markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis of Digestive Diseases
edited by Noriaki Manabe
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3050 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease; functional gastrointestinal disorders; organic diseases; personalized medicine; physiological function evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open
Keywords: idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); neurological disorder; ventricular enlargement; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics; cognitive impairment; gait disturbance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Diagnostic Approaches in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Imaging to Biomarkers submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2632 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; cardiovascular diseases; imaging; biomarkers; AI-driven analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Diagnosis and Management of Hand Conditions
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2161 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; hand conditions; preoperative diagnosis; postoperative prognosis; surgical outcomes; imaging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; pain; disability; diagnosis; interventions; rehabilitation strategies; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical Applications of CT and MRI
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1973 | Submission Open
Keywords: CT; MRI; diagnosis; prognosis; oncology; neurology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Cardiometabolic Disease: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Muhammad Shariq Usman
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiometabolic disease; diagnosis; management; diabetes; obesity; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Clinical Advances and Applications in Neuroradiology: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1791 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroradiology; advanced imaging; susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI); diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); functional MRI (fMRI); CT perfusion; MR perfusion; MR spectroscopy; PET; molecular imaging; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Emerging Predictive Biomarkers in Breast Cancer
edited by and Maria Vita Sanò
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer; HER2-positive; TNBC; ER+; HER2-negative; HER2-low; PD-L1; 18F-FES PET; hormonotherapy; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitors; liquid biopsy; circulating tumor cells; ctDNA; antibody drug conjugates; PARP inhibitors; CDK4/6 inhibitors; predictive biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
New Advances in Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic bronchoscopy; advanced imaging techniques; interventional bronchoscopy; minimally invasive techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Current Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Bone Disease
edited by Liming Xiong
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic bone disease; bone turnover markers; maintenance of bone homeostasis; multiorgan– bone axis; fracture risk assessment; diabetic osteopathy; precision management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Diagnosis and Integrated Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
edited by Tiao Lin
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal neoplasms; diagnostic imaging; molecular pathology; multidisciplinary treatment; personalized medicine; translational research; multidisciplinary collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Children
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: newborn screening; selective screening; inherited metabolic disease; biochemical diagnostics; biomarkers; molecular analysis; next-generation sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Signal and Imaging Processing submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; biomedical imaging; signal processing; unsupervised learning; generative artificial intelligence; image reconstruction; image segmentation; data augmentation; physiological signal analysis; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence-driven diagnostics; self-supervised learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Precise Diagnosis, Classification, and Monitoring of Pulmonary Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | 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 in Medical Imaging: Innovations and Diagnostic Applications
edited by , Moumen Elmelegy, and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; artificial intelligence; disease diagnosis; radiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Recent Advancements of Molecular Biomarkers in Cancer, 2nd Edition
edited by Giuseppe Nicolò Fanelli
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular biomarkers; cancer research; precision medicine; tumor profiling; genomic signatures; personalized oncology; biomarker discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Imaging in Ocular Surface
edited by and David Berkow
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 275 | 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)
Medical Imaging Diagnosis of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases
edited by , and Erwin Berkhout
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral radiology; digital dentistry; dental imaging; diagnosis; treatment planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Application of Ultrasound Imaging in Clinical Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic ultrasound imaging and systems; doppler ultrasound techniques and applications; elastography for tissue characterization; contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); artificial intelligence in diagnostic ultrasound; point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS); ultrasound-guided interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Respiratory Diseases
edited by Kęstutis Malakauskas and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 181 | 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)
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