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Diagnosis and Management in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: 2nd Edition
edited by and Alexandros Louizakis
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 1139 | 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 1064 | 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)
Images in the Diagnosis of Macular Edema, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | 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)
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 868 | 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)
Clinical Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
edited by Riccardo Vasapolli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Inflammatory Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Orthopaedics and Traumatology: 2nd Edition
edited by Attilio Basile
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint replacement; surgical navigation; outcome assessment; fracture repair; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Innovations in Minimally Invasive Urology: Robotics for Reconstruction, Male Health and Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 331 | 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)
Breast Imaging: Diagnostic Advances and Modern Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 193 | 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)
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 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: larynx; neuroendocrine neoplasms; terminology; classification; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Medical Image Enhancement and Quantitative Evaluation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical image denoising and deblurring; medical image processing; general X-ray radiography; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound; artificial intelligence; deep learning; quantitative evaluation of image quality; radiation dose
(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 | Viewed by 72 | 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)
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Diseases submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 59 | 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)
Multimodal AI for Diagnostic Signal and Imaging Analysis in Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 50 | 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)
Precision Diagnosis and Target Delineation in Modern Radiation Oncology
edited by and Iorio Giuseppe Carlo
submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation oncology; target volume delineation; multimodality imaging; radiomics; artificial intelligence (AI); molecular biomarkers; image-guided adaptive radiotherapy; quantitative imaging; precision diagnostics; omics guided radiotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Endoscopic Diagnostics for Pancreatobiliary Disorders 2025–2026
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10050 | 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)
Molecular Diagnostics in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Biomarkers to Personalized Medicine
edited by Otilia Țica
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6381 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; biomarkers; precision medicine; diagnostics; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Challenges in Sports Cardiology—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5071 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports cardiology; MRI; echocardiography; heart rate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advanced Neuroimaging Analysis: From Data to Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5013 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging analysis ; multimodal integration ; multimodal imaging ; biomarkers ; diagnostic pipelines ; clinical translation ; neurological disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
From Data to Decisions: Deep Learning in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by Jianfu Li
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; clinical diagnostics; medical AI; diagnostic accuracy; clinical decision support; medical imaging; biomarker discovery; healthcare implementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Health Monitoring and Diagnosis: AI Meets Conventional Models—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3568 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical image processing; deep learning; machine learning; diagnostics; health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging for Cerebrovascular Diseases
edited by Hiroaki Neki
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3354 | Submission Open
Keywords: cerebrovascular diseases; diagnostic imaging; perfusion imaging; hemodynamic assessment; radiomics; artificial intelligence (AI); imaging biomarkers; follow-up protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Retinopathy—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2967 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetic retinopathy; hypertensive retinopathy; inherited retinal diseases; imaging; OCT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Technologies in Oral Medicine: From Molecular Pathology to Clinical Practice—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2945 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral medicine; molecular pathology; clinical dentistry; periodontics; orthodontics
(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 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2489 | 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)
Advancements in Urological Diagnostics: Emerging Technologies and Innovative Approaches submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open
Keywords: urological diseases; diagnostic imaging; biomarkers; molecular diagnostics; prostate cancer diagnosis; renal disease diagnosis; artificial intelligence in urology; noninvasive diagnostic techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Photon-Counting CT in Vascular Imaging: Redefining Precision in Vascular Diagnosis
edited by Yousef Shahin
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open
Keywords: photon-counting CT; vascular imaging; coronary artery disease; arteriovenous malformations; peripheral artery disease; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Arthroscopy Techniques in Diagnosis and Treatment 2026
edited by Maristella Francesca Saccomanno and
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthroscopy; arthroscopy techniques; sports medicine; diagnosis; biological therapies; PROMS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Innovations in HIV Diagnostics and Monitoring
edited by Nuno Taveira
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV disease; HIV diagnostics; HIV testing; HIV monitoring; point-of-care testing; next-generation sequencing; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Diagnosis and Management in Urologic Oncology
edited by Chun-Te Wu, Hao-Lun Luo and
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open
Keywords: urological oncology; prostate cancer; bladder cancer; renal cell carcinoma; molecular diagnostics; artificial intelligence in urology; multiparametric MRI; liquid biopsy; precision medicine; robotic-assisted surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Pathology—2nd Edition
edited by Juan Putra
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease; celiac disease; ulcerative colitis; vascular anomalies; eosinophilic esophagitis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis of Valvular Heart Disease and Myocardial Function, Second Edition submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; speckle tracking; 3D echo; cardiac MRI; cardiac perfusion imaging; aortic stenosis or regurgitation; mitral stenosis or regurgitation; tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation; pulmonary stenosis or regurgitation; transcatheter valvular treatment; surgical valvular treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors—2nd Edition
edited by Federica Alessandra Cavalcoli
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasm; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm; small-bowel neuroendocrine neoplasm; appendicular neuroendocrine neoplasm; lung neuroendocrine neoplasm; functional imaging; cross-sectional imaging; endoscopic ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI-assisted detection; explainable AI; augmentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Multimodal Imaging in Clinical Diagnostics: Advances and Perspectives
edited by and Vittorio Patanè
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal imaging; clinical diagnostics; medical imaging; hybrid imaging; radiomics; artificial intelligence; imaging biomarkers; precision medicine; diagnostic accuracy; image fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases: Diagnosis and Management Advances submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatobiliary surgery; pancreatic surgery; artificial intelligence; computer-assisted surgery; image-guided surgery; robotic surgery; precision surgery; intraoperative imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Dentomaxillofacial Radiology—3rd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; dentomaxillofacial radiology; dentistry; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging for Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear medicine; molecular imaging; PET/CT; SPECT/CT; PET/MRI; theranostics; quantitative imaging; radiomics and artificial intelligence; patient-centred imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Insights into the Diagnosis of Gynecological Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 42881 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecological diseases; precision medicine; molecular diagnostics; artificial intelligence; biomarkers; next-generation sequencing; imaging technologies; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gynecological and Obstetric Diseases
edited by and Valentina Billone
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 23541 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; prognosis; gynecological and obstetric diseases; markers; screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Echocardiography Applications in Cardiovascular Diseases submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10734 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; congenital heart disease; imaging techniques; artificial intelligence; automatization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Abdominal Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6417 | Submission Open
Keywords: abdominal diseases; abdominal surgery; diagnosis; image-guided surgery/treatment; minimally invasive techniques; laparoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Diseases, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3622 | Submission Open
Keywords: colorectal diseases; markers; diagnosis; prognosis; screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Cardiovascular Diseases: Innovations in Diagnosis and Management
edited by Hisao Hara
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial infarction; biomarker; prognosis; coronary risk; residual risk; prognosis prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Optimization of Clinical Imaging: From Diagnosis to Prognosis, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2671 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical imaging; medical image analysis; imaging management; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Traumatic Brain Injury and Associated Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Diagnosis/Prognosis and Therapeutics submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2148 | Submission Open
Keywords: traumatic brain injury; neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders; clinical impact and innovation; diagnostic; prognosis; markers; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Musculoskeletal Imaging in Clinical Practice: From Qualitative Diagnosis to Quantitative Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal imaging; qualitative diagnosis; quantitative imaging; imaging biomarkers; MRI; CT; plain radiograph; ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Innovations in Dermatologic Diagnostics: Integrating Dermoscopy, Imaging, and Non-Surgical Therapies submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermoscopy; clinical impact and innovation; diagnostic; prognosis; markers; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Beyond the Image: Cardiac Imaging at the Service of the Patient submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac imaging; multimodality; patient outcomes; artificial intelligence; compassion in medicine; quantitative imaging; image-guided therapy; translational cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: From Diagnostics to Management of Peri-Operative Hemostasis and Transfusion
edited by , Marie Steiner, , Gabor Erdoes and Nicole Dodge Zantek
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open
Keywords: bleeding blood management cardiac surgery cardiopulmonary bypass coagulation clotting hemostasis hemostatic balance transfusion viscoelastic testing; bleeding; blood management; cardiac surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; coagulation; clotting; hemostasis; hemostatic balance; transfusion; viscoelastic testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
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