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Advances in Electrocardiology: Diagnostic Innovations and Clinical Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart rate variability (HRV); deceleration capacity; acceleration capacity; late potentials; artificial intelligence; machine learning; autonomic nervous system; electrocardiographic biomarkers; risk stratification; predictive analytics; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
AI and Computational Tools in Gastrointestinal Diagnostics: Shaping the Future of Clinical Practice
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; gastrointestinal endoscopy; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD); human-ai interaction; automation bias & neglect; digestive diseases; precision medicine; clinical decision support
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
New Advances in Chest Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open
Keywords: chest imaging; lung cancer; interstitial lung diseases; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Expanding Horizons: Optical Coherence Tomography in Cross-Specialty Diagnostic Practice
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography; cross-specialty diagnosis; AI-assisted OCT; OCT angiography; multimodal imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Precision Diagnosis and Management of Breast Cancer
edited by and Jajini Varghese
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer; precision diagnostics; risk-adapted treatment; treatment de-escalation; surgery; radiotherapy; systemic therapy; liquid biopsy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Sports Injuries
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injury; sports medicine; diagnosis; treatment; surgery; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Trends and Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmunity; diagnosis; biomarkers; comorbidities; epidemiology; metabolic syndrome; autoinflammatory conditions; psoriasis; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
New Aspects of CTC Research for Basic Medicine and Clinical Application
edited by Hayao Nakanishi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1693 | Submission Open
Keywords: CTC; metastasis; mobilization; cluster heterogeneity; routine blood test; genetic analysis; CTC organoid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Explainable AI in Medical Diagnostics: From Data to Decisions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; generative AI; explainable AI; medical diagnostics; medical imaging processing and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Breast Cancer: Second Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open
Keywords: prognostic and predictive factors; breast carcinoma; phylloid tumor; immunohistochemistry; diagnosis; breast cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Digestive Endoscopy
edited by Pier Alberto Testoni
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1579 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastroenterology; digestive tract diseases; gastrointestinal endoscopy; early diagnosis; endocavitary therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Echocardiography Diagnostics
edited by Hatem Soliman Aboumarie
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1477 | 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 Pain Medicine: Diagnostic and Management Innovations
edited by Yuchen Lee, Dongwoo Nam and Cheng-Hao Tu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain medicine; chronic pain; neuropathic pain; nociplastic pain; biomarkers; imaging; quantitative sensory testing; artificial intelligence; digital health; multimodal analgesia; neuromodulation; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Emerging and Recent Infectious Diseases submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging infectious diseases; laboratory diagnostics; molecular testing; immunoassays; point-of-care testing; pathogen detection; public health surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Advances in Diagnostic Pathways for Pregnancy Complications and Gynecologic Disease
edited by Argyro Papadopoulou
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy complications; prenatal diagnosis; placental disorders; preeclampsia prediction; infertility evaluation; endometriosis diagnosis; minimally invasive techniques; biomarkers; women’s views; gynecologic oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Approaches to Temporomandibular Disorders
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | 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)
Innovations in Diagnostic Radiology: AI, Advanced Imaging and Precision Medicine submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | 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)
Advances in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Exercise Metabolism
edited by Jimin Ren
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantitative musculoskeletal MRI/MRS; exercise physiology; muscle bioenergetics; pH and metabolic flux; oxygenation and perfusion; rehabilitation and training; aging and sarcopenia; mineral metabolism and lipid infiltration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Orthopedics and the Musculoskeletal System: Clinical Diagnosis and Management
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging diagnosis; AI-assisted diagnostic tools; biomarkers; shoulder pathology; bone healing; fracture management; spine disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis of Urologic Oncology
edited by and Jesús Moreno Sierra
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open
Keywords: urologic cancers; prostate; bladder; kidney; testicular malignancies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Technologies in Advanced Cytopathological and Histopathological Diagnostics submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital pathology; molecular markers; cytopathology; histopathology; multimodal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obesity and Diabetes: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); obesity and diabetes; diabetic foot complications; brain atrophy; diabetic kidney disease (DKD); functional MRI; non-invasive imaging; early diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in Epidemiological Diagnostics: Detecting and Controlling Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition
edited by and W. Sumner Davis
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiological diagnostics; disease control; clinical practice and patient care; public health; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Rare Cancers: Improving Diagnosis and Prognosis Through Collaborative Research
edited by Chen-Wang Chang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare cancer; diagnosis and prognosis; biomarker; early detection; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Skin Diseases and Skin Quality Enhancement
edited by and Leihong Flora Xiang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic focus: non-invasive diagnostics (dermoscopy, ultrasound(sonography), and OCT), dermatopathology; management focus: precision dermatology, lasers, energy based devices (EBDs), injectables; enhancement focus: skin quality, dermal remodeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Hepatobiliary Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatobiliary diseases; liver diagnostics; biliary diagnostics; cirrhosis; malignancies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Innovations in Endodontics and Regenerative Dental Medicine
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 547 | 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)
Diagnostic Advances in Neurodegenerative Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease (AD); Parkinson’s disease (PD); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); prognosis; diagnosis; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Non-Ionizing Imaging in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: Advances in MRI and Ultrasound
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental MRI; high-field MRI; TMJ imaging; ultrasound; elastography; salivary gland imaging; point-of-care imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Forensic Medicine and Postmortem Diagnosis
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic pathology; postmortem diagnosis; cause of death; postmortem imaging; forensic DNA analysis; forensic anthropology; toxicological analysis
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gynecological Diseases: Advances and Challenges
edited by Stefano Bettocchi and Stefania Carlucci
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecological diseases; hysteroscopy; diagnostic technologies; prognostic evaluation; biomarkers; imaging techniques; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Novel Approaches for Artificial Intelligence in Neuroimaging Applications, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging; machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence; SHAP; GradCAM; generative artificial intelligence; BERT; GPT; multi-modal reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Oral Cancer Diagnosis
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 402 | 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)
Advanced Radiomics in Precision Oncology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiomics; deep radiomics; medical imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); precision medicine; quantitative imaging; deep learning; feature extraction; image analytics; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung cancer; diagnosis; screening; imaging; pathology; biomarkers
(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 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 323 | 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)
Precision Medicine in Cardiology: Applications in Risk Stratification, Diagnostics, Prognosis, and Management
edited by Aman Goyal and Zhuqing Shi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 309 | 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)
Advanced Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury
edited by and Nuttha Lumlertgul
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: AKI biomarkers; point-of-care testing; multi-omics integration; machine learning risk prediction; urinary proteomics; biomarker-guided decision support; functional renal imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Point-of-Care Echocardiography in Emergency and Critical Care
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: pocus; echocardiography; intensive cardiac care; shock; acute coronary syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
edited by Ibraim Masciarelli Francisco Pinto
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; multimodality imaging; genetic testing; cardiac MRI; risk stratification; myosin inhibitor; septal reduction therapy; sudden cardiac death; echocardiography; precision cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Insights into the Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Cancer
edited by Yung-An Tsou
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: oropharyngeal cancer; HPV; radiotherapy optimization; multidisciplinary approaches; transoral robotics surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs): Diagnosis and Pathophysiology, Second Edition
edited by Gengqing Song
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 30962 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional gastrointestinal disorders; diagnosis; treatment approach; ROME criteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Clinical Presentation, Management and Prognosis of Infective Endocarditis
edited by , Alexander Weymann and Thanos Athanasiou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 16269 | Submission Open
Keywords: infective endocarditis; clinical presentation; diagnostic modalities; antibiotic stewardship; surgical interventions; prognostic indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnosis Technologies
edited by and Fermina Maria Mazzella
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15149 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular diagnosis; biomarkers; microbial culture and identification; high-throughput sequencing; infectious diseases; artificial intelligence; digital image; radiological imaging; point-of-care testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Advances in Diagnostic Methods for Laboratory Medicine
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13748 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes mellitus; clinical diagnostics; biomarkers; prevision medicine; glycemic control; digital health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: From Diagnosis to Prognosis
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12661 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft tissue; mesenchyme; bone; pathogenesis; miRNA; imaging; diagnosis; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hematological Disease
edited by Sapha Shibeeb
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11734 | Submission Open
Keywords: hematological diseases; leukaemia; molecular diagnostics; next-generation sequencing (NGS); precision medicine; predictive biomarkers; AI-assited diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics: From Algorithms to Clinical Impact
edited by , David Brown and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11109 | 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)
Innovative Diagnostic Approaches in Retinal Diseases
edited by and Andrea Cusumano
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9458 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinal diseases; electrophysiology; imaging; optical coherence tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Endometrial Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9022 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometrial diseases; artificial intelligence; hysteroscopy; ultrasound; minimally invasive surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
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