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Novel Advances in Allergy Diagnosis, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: allergic diseases; diagnostic tools and techniques; artificial intelligence; biomarkers; point-of-care testing and wearable devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: From Accurate Diagnosis to Novel Therapies
edited by Christos A. Papanastasiou
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Multimodal Diagnostics Using Medical Imaging and Liquid Biopsy: Clinical Translation and Implementation
edited by Yoshihisa Shimada
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; liquid biopsy; multimodal diagnostics; clinical translation; precision medicine; biomarkers; real-world clinical application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Rheumatic Diseases: From Macroscopic Diagnosis to Molecular Mechanisms
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheumatology diagnostics; imaging and radiomics; autoantibodies and biomarkers; multi-omics (proteomics/metabolomics/genomics); machine learning/artificial intelligence; disease activity and prognosis; precision medicine; interstitial lung disease in rheumatology; vasculitis and connective tissue diseases; diagnostic pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Generation Radiology: Towards a New Standard of Diagnostic Accuracy
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiology; medical imaging; precision medicine; diagnosis; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Oncology Imaging and Radiotherapy: From Diagnosis to Personalized Management
edited by Gokoulakrichenane Loganadane and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncology imaging; radiotherapy; MR-guided radiotherapy; MR-LINAC; radiomics; artificial intelligence; image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT); multiparametric MRI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in Echocardiography, 3rd Edition
edited by and Antonio Capolongo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: standard echocardiography; speckle tracking echocardiography; strain; myocardial deformation; 3D echocardiography; valvular reconstruction; differential diagnosis; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Cancers
edited by Jessica Lyn Geiger
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); advanced thyroid carcinoma; diagnosis and detection; salivary gland malignancies; radiotherapy; neoadjuvant immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Phenotyping of Metabolic Disorders
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorders; precision diagnosis; biomarker discovery; multi-omics; artificial intelligence (AI); disease phenotyping; diagnostic technologies; clinical decision support
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Modern Diagnosis and Management in Abdominal Surgical Oncology
edited by Spiros G. Delis
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic cancers; abdominal surgical oncology; surgical techniques; diagnosis; medical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Precision Medicine in Valvular Heart Disease: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Roney Orismar Sampaio
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision medicine; valvular heart disease; biomarkers; aortic stenosis; mitral regurgitation; cardiovascular imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Diagnostic Approaches and Biomarkers of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
edited by Enrico Carmina
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); anti-müllerian hormone (AMH); rotterdam criteria; metabolic phenotypes; adolescent PCOS diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Novel Methods and Devices for Monitoring and Diagnosing in Critical Care
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18838 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemodynamic monitoring; perfusion; heart-lung interactions; novel biomarkers; machine learning; ultrasound; therapeutic drug monitoring; wearable sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Lung Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Management: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17495 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung cancer; LDCT; overdiagnosis; artificial intelligence; deep learning; prognosis; radiomics; texture analysis; thoracic surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Methods in Forensic Pathology, Third Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14940 | 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)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Head and Neck Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13090 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck disease; histopathology; oral tumors; cancer; biomarkers; digital pathology; AI applications; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Insights into Perinatal Medicine and Fetal Medicine—2nd Edition
edited by Paola Quaresima and Ilaria Fantasia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12462 | 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)
Progress in Chronic Pain: Bridging Basic and Clinical Research submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9132 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic pain; pain prevention; new biomarkers in chronic pain; personalized treatment approaches; sensory and cognitive dimensions; neuropathic pain; inflammatory pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Pathology 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9113 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Pediatric Surgery
edited by Ioannis A. Valioulis
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8343 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric surgery; neonatal surgery; pediatric urology; pediatric oncology; laparoscopy in children; robotic surgery for children; organ transplantation; diagnostic biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Molecular Techniques in Infectious Disease Diagnosis: Advances and Applications
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7299 | 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)
Cardiovascular Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6689 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; predictive risk score; mortality; prognosis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; large language models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Disease: From Biomarkers to Treatment Decisions submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6358 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory biologics; bronchoscopy; airways disease; exhaled biomarkers; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular and Stroke Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6167 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; cardiovascular; stroke imaging; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Recent Advances in AI and Hyperspectral Techniques for Medical Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5574 | 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)
Advances in Non-Invasive Diagnostic Technologies for Heart Diseases
edited by Dentamaro Ilaria
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5534 | Submission Open
Keywords: transthoracic echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance; multimodality cardiovascular imaging; cardiac CT; transesophageal echocardiography; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence for Health and Medicine—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5474 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; healthcare; image segmentation; disease prediction; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Skin Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5344 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; skin disease; molecular diagnostics; laboratory test; assessment of therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Current Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Bone Diseases
edited by Liming Xiong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4318 | 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)
Pathological Speech Classification and Processing for Advanced Medical Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4229 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathological speech; medical diagnosis; classification and processing; Parkinson's disease; hypokinetic dysarthria; dysarthria; aphasia; voice disorders; dysphonia; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Innovative Approaches to Tuberculosis Screening and Diagnosis
edited by , Dennis Falzon and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis; diagnosis; screening; genomics; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; linkage to care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Multimodal Cardiac Imaging: Diagnostic and Prognostic Advances
edited by and Ciro Santoro
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3907 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; cardiac CT; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiac MRI; echocardiography; multimodality cardiovascular imaging; advanced echocardiography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Biochemical Testing Applications in Clinical Diagnosis—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3636 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochemical testing; clinical diagnosis; biomarkers; point-of-care tests; innovative analytical techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Children
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3418 | 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)
Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine in 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3396 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D ultrasound; blood flow velocity; ultrasonography; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; elasticity imaging; endoscopic ultrasound; intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Imaging
edited by Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3276 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; large language models; convolutional neural networks; radiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostics in Maxillofacial Oncology and Trauma submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3111 | 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)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pulmonary Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open
Keywords: interstitial lung disease; pulmonology; airway obstruction; pulmonary medicine; respiration disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Microbiome-Based Diagnostics for Oncological Diseases: Innovations and Clinical Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2936 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome-based diagnostics; disease biomarkers; gut microbiota; cancer microbiome; metagenomics; multi-omics in diagnostics; machine learning in microbiome analysis; dysbiosis and disease; precision medicine; microbiome–host interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Decoding Complexity in Traumatic Injury Diagnosis: Forensic Approaches submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open
Keywords: traumatology; forensic pathology; vitality; post-mortem examination; trauma diagnosis; forensic imaging; individual protections; job security; histology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging and Interpretation in Pediatric Radiology
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2592 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric radiology; pediatric MRI; pediatric CT; photon-counting CT; pediatric ultrasound; clinico-radiologic diagnostics; rare diseases; quantitative imaging; artificial intelligence; nuclear medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; prevention; risk factors; cardiovascular outcomes; interdisciplinarity; burden of disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnostics and Management of Diseases of the Anterior Segment of the Eye
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open
Keywords: anterior segment disorder; cornea; cataract; anterior segment imaging; refractive surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Image Analysis and Clinical Decision Support
edited by Zahid Ullah and Tahir Mahmood
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical image analysis; deep learning; vision transformers; medical image segmentation; clinical decision support; multimodal learning; explainable AI; continual learning; federated learning; healthcare AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Hematologic Tumors of the Bone: From Diagnosis to Prognosis
edited by Fabio Stagno
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone marrow tumors; hematologic malignancies; diagnostic biomarkers; prognostic tools; targeted therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Infections, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2241 | 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)
(Bio)sensors for Medical Diagnostics
edited by , and Sehrish Bilal
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors and biosensors; medical diagnostics; biomarker detection; point-of-care testing; lab-on-a-chip; wearable health technology; nanotechnology; signal transduction; early disease detection; clinical monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Artificial Intelligence in Sports Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Anca Ionescu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports medicine; sports cardiology; exercise physiology; artificial intelligence; athlete health; performance monitoring; biomarkers; sports nutrition; injury prevention; rehabilitation; wearable technology; clinical validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Imaging for Kidney Disease: Innovations in Diagnosis and Monitoring
edited by Abhilash Koratala
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2128 | Submission Open
Keywords: renal imaging; ultrasound innovations; precision diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Anatomy and Diagnosis in 2026
edited by Ji-Hyun Lee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical anatomy; radiological anatomy; applied anatomy; anatomical variations; pathoanatomy; artificial intelligence in anatomy; anatomical research innovation; anatomical education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
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