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New Mechanistic Insights in Arrhythmia: Implications for Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmia mechanisms; personalized medicine; risk stratification; ablation therapy; cardiac mapping
Laboratory Testing in Endocrine Diseases
edited by and Chin Shern Lau
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: endocrine diseases; laboratory testing; clinical correlation; hormone testing; diagnosis and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
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 110 | 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 Echocardiography Diagnostics
edited by Hatem Soliman Aboumarie
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 110 | 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)
Advances in Thrombosis Diagnosis and Antithrombotic Therapy
edited by Ovidio De Filippo, and Francesco Antonio Veneziano
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 107 | 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)
Precision Diagnostics in Gynecologic Health and Disease
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 107 | 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)
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 106 | 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)
Emerging Diagnostic Technologies in Orthopedics: Advancing Personalized Implant Design and Therapeutics
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 105 | 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 104 | 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 1604 | 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 23953 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | 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 103 | 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 85675 | 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 52395 | 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 31455 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Cardiology
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 25938 | 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)
Kidney Disease: Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Prognosis: 3rd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25520 | 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 Orthopaedics and Traumatology
edited by Attilio Basile
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11598 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint replacement; surgical navigation; outcome assessment; fracture repair; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing
edited by Olusola Oluwakemi Abayomi-Alli, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11538 | 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
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11202 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral disease; biomarker; prognosis; periodontal disease; machine learning; MRI; CBCT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advancing Clinical Diagnosis with Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
edited by , , Shonak Bansal and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8163 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of medical things (IoMT); AI-assisted diagnostics; multimodal clinical data; data-driven healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Insights into Perinatal Medicine and Fetal Medicine—2nd Edition
edited by Paola Quaresima and Ilaria Fantasia
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7309 | Submission Open
Keywords: fetal malformations; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; gestational diabetes; fetal growth; in utero surgery; first-trimester screening; fetal aneuploidies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Insights into Pediatric Genetics
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6453 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric genetics; genetic sequencing; rare disorders; genetic diagnosis; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Recent Advances in Gynecologic Oncology: Diagnosis and Management, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer; cervical cancer; vulvar cancer; ultrasound; colposcopy; diagnosis and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advancements in Interventional Radiology Techniques in Vascular and Extravascular Diseases submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5782 | Submission Open
Keywords: embolization; radial; oncology; radioembolization; ablation; chemoembolization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Cerebrovascular Lesions: Diagnosis and Management, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5360 | Submission Open
Keywords: stroke; aneurysm; vascular malformation; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Bone Fracture Risk
edited by Paola Pisani
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4798 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal diseases; bone mineral density; fracture risk; metabolic bone disorders; REMS technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Imaging Diagnosis of Dermatology
edited by Linda Tognetti
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4337 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution imaging; non-invasive diagnosis; LC-OCT; RCM; OCT; US
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advanced Ultrasound Techniques in Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4186 | Submission Open
Keywords: super-resolution imaging; microvascular imaging (MVI); contrast-enhanced ultrasound; AI-guided ultrasound; quantitative analysis; diagnostic imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Pediatric Cardiology: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Federico Gutiérrez-Larraya
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4113 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric cardiology; pediatric heart diseases; congenital heart disease; echocardiography; MRI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Utilization of Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Diagnosis and Management 2025
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3937 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; precision medicine; cancer diagnostics; nanotechnologies; markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Clinical Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers, Third Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3764 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; prognostic; predictive; risk stratification; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; cancer; hypertension; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Recent Advances in Pathology 2025 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathology innovations; molecular diagnostics; biomarkers and precision medicine; digital pathology; artificial intelligence in pathology; translational pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics: From Algorithms to Clinical Impact
edited by , David Brown and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2581 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; artificial intelligence in diagnostics; medical imaging and deep learning; generative AI in medicine; multimodal data integration; explainable and trustworthy AI; translational medical AI; clinical decision support systems; secure and privacy-compliant data utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Approaches to Assessing Physical Activity in Pregnancy: Monitoring Maternal Physiology and Birth Outcomes
edited by and Aránzazu Martín-Arias
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2459 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics; pregnancy; maternal physiology and birth outcomes; biomarkers; prenatal care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Exploring Circadian Clock Effects on Disease Diagnosis, Progression, and Therapeutic Approaches
edited by Baharan Fekry
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2417 | Submission Open
Keywords: circadian clocks; circadian rhythm disorders; diagnosis; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Hot Topics in Modern and Personalized Pathology
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open
Keywords: personalized diagnostics and tissue biomarkers; molecular pathology; digital pathology; oncological pathology; and rare cancer studies; tumor diagnostics and tumor biomarkers; immunohistochemistry; molecular and ultrastructural pathology; laboratory medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Molecular Techniques in Infectious Disease Diagnosis: Advances and Applications
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular diagnostics; PCR; NGS; CRISPR; antimicrobial resistance; point-of-care testing; metagenomics; pathogen detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Molecular Diagnosis and Medical Management of Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; congenital heart disease; coronary artery disease; arrhythmia; cardiomyopathy; essential hypertension; stroke; molecular genetics; epidemiology; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Endometrial Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometrial diseases; artificial intelligence; hysteroscopy; ultrasound; minimally invasive surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Insights into Endoscopy-Guided Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; pancreatobiliary disease; magnifying endoscope; endoscopic ultrasonography; peroral cholangiopancreatography; endo-hepatology; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Retinal Diseases—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinal diseases; pediatric retina; Retinopathy of Prematurity  (ROP); optical coherence tomography (OCT); optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA); artificial intelligence; telemedicine; imaging biomarkers; health disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in AI and Hyperspectral Techniques for Medical Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI in medical imaging; hyperspectral medical imaging; biomedical image processing; deep learning; image segmentation and classification; multimodal imaging; intelligent diagnostic systems; tissue characterization; spectral imaging in medicine; clinical applications of AI and HSI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Endocrine System Disease: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1618 | Submission Open
Keywords: endocrine system disease; hormonal imbalance; diagnosis; hormone replacement therapy; pathophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Functional and Structural MR Image Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional MRI; structural MRI; image analysis; radiomics; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis in Dermatology and Venereology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1359 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatological diagnosis; venereal disease diagnosis; skin disorders; sexually transmitted infections (STIs); clinical manifestations; diagnostic techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Microbiology Laboratory: Sample Collection and Diagnosis Advances, 2nd Edition
edited by James P. Chambers and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open
Keywords: qPCR; NGS; sample collection; nucleic acid testing; rapid antigen testing; infectious diseases; virology; sequencing; point-of-care; diagnostics; bacteriology diagnosis; biosensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
The Cutting Edge of Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatologic Disorders
edited by Ji-Hyoun Kang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiphospholipid syndrome (APS); hemolytic anemia; lupus anticoagulant; rheumatologic disorders; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Eye Disease, 4th Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; artificial intelligence; deep learning; fundus image; optical coherence tomography; ophthalmology; retinal vessel; glaucoma; retinopathy; macular degeneration; image segmentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
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