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Innovations in HIV Diagnostics and Monitoring
edited by Nuno Taveira
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; microorganisms; virus detection; antibiotic resistance; bacterial strains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy for Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Tumors
edited by , Gian Marco Petrianni and Gabriele D'Ercole
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepato-biliary tumors; pancreatic tumors; diagnostic imaging; radiotherapy; SBRT; IGRT; adaptive radiotherapy; imaging biomarkers; multimodal therapy; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advanced Meta-Analytical Approaches and Novel Diagnostic Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: meta-analysis; evidence synthesis; cardiovascular diagnosis; clinical evidence; evidence-based medicine; diagnostic accuracy; systematic review
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Collaborative Robotics and Total Laboratory Automation in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by Robert S. Ohgami
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: collaborative robotics; total laboratory automation (TLA); diagnostic medicine; clinical validation  ; robotic liquid handling  ; digital pathology  ; clinical microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Sports Injuries
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: sport injuries; sport traumatology; arthroscopy; surgery; joints
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Achievements in Neuroimaging
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: developing and aging brain; neuropathology; neuroplasticity; neuropsychology; functions and structures; metabolism and perfusion; machine learning and AI; radiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Risk Factors, Incidence, and Outcome of Stroke
edited by Emir Veledar
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: stroke prevention; acute stroke management; post-acute stroke care; predictive modeling; risk stratification; neuroimaging; biomarkers; early detection; prognostic evaluation; diagnostic algorithms; cerebral infarction; intracranial hemorrhage; ischemic stroke subtypes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
From Data to Decisions: Deep Learning in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by Jianfu Li
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 85 | 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)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Asthma submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; diagnosis; management; biomarkers; biologics; phenotypes; endotypes; precision medicine; digital health; autoimmune; cytokine; interleukin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Latest Advances in Ophthalmic Imaging: Second Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography (OCT); adaptive optics imaging; fundus photography; multimodal imaging; artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmic imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Diagnostic Options and Treatment Strategies for Neurological Disorders
edited by and Jenny Stritzelberger
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroscience; diagnostic tools; point-of-care testing; prehospital care; emergency medicine; rapid and accurate diagnosis; treatment strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Inflammation and Infection Imaging: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging; infection; inflammation; radiology; nuclear medicine; molecular imaging; hybrid imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Inflammatory Pathways and Diagnostic Strategies in Chronic Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; early diagnosis; non-invasive diagnosis; artificial intelligence application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools in Gynecological Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynaecological cancer; diagnostic imaging; artificial intelligence; molecular biomarkers; prognostic models; surgical navigation; precision oncology; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advancements in Urological Diagnostics: Emerging Technologies and Innovative Approaches submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | 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)
Trends and Novelties in Bone Imaging
edited by Kamyar Moradi
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; biomarkers; bone imaging; bone aging; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis; quantitative imaging; radiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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)
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; algorithm; laboratory medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
New Insights into the Diagnosis of Gynecological Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25069 | 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)
3rd Edition: AI/ML-Based Medical Image Processing and Analysis submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 13891 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; medical imaging; medical diagnosis; medical; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); CT scan; X-ray; computer tomography; imaging techniques; medical conditions; convolutional neural networks; deep learning; transfer learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gynecological and Obstetric Diseases
edited by and Valentina Billone
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9818 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; prognosis; gynecological and obstetric diseases; markers; screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Decision Support—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8640 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; clinical decision support; predictive modeling; patient monitoring; diagnostic support; treatment recommendation; safety and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Innovations in Imaging for Radiation Oncology
edited by and Arash Azhideh
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7946 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation oncology; diagnostic imaging; artificial intelligence; radiomics; tumor detection; molecular imaging; treatment planning; radiogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Molecular Diagnostics in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Biomarkers to Personalized Medicine
edited by Otilia Țica
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3663 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; biomarkers; precision medicine; diagnostics; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
PET/CT Imaging in Oncology: Clinical Advances and Perspectives submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3635 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/CT imaging; molecular imaging; oncology; cancer diagnosis; precision oncology; treatment planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis
edited by and Irene Mattavelli
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3360 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; clinical diagnosis; treatment advances; precision medicine; exercise evaluation; CPET
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Laboratory Analysis and Diagnostics
edited by Ivana Lapić
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2959 | Submission Open
Keywords: laboratory analysis; diagnostics; analytical techniques; diagnostic methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Ultrasound in Renal Diseases: A Useful Tool for Diagnostics and Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney; nephrology; ultrasounds; radiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Neurodiagnostics in Public Health: Cognitive Decline, Mental Health, and Emerging Technologies submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2107 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurocognitive disorders; dementia; mild cognitive impairment (MCI); neuropsychiatric diseases; biomarkers; imaging; artificial intelligence; digital diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedics
edited by Zhonghai Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; orthopedics; medical diagnosis; image analysis; predictive modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Fetal Doppler Assessment: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice
edited by Luís Guedes-Martins
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1896 | Submission Open
Keywords: fetal Doppler; fetal growth restriction; preeclampsia; fetal-placental hemodynamics; fetal death; placental abruption; placental circulation; fetal cerebral circulation; fetal hepatic circulation; fetal heart function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Adverse Drug Reactions in Precision Medicine and Big Data
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open
Keywords: adverse drug reactions; pharmacovigilance; drug safety; risk factors; causality assessment; big data; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Plastic Surgery: Diagnosis, Management and Prognosis submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastic surgery; breast reconstruction; skin graft; diagnosis; prognosis  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
21st Century Point-of-Care, Near-Patient and Critical Care Testing—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1441 | Submission Open
Keywords: point-of-care testing; infectious diseases; early detection; emergency management; disaster readiness; prehospital diagnosis; health promotion; public health resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Early Diagnosis of Sepsis: Current Status and Challenges submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis; early diagnosis of sepsis; biomarkers; sepsis mortality; serum presepsin; SOFA score
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Photon-Counting CT in Clinical Application
edited by Philipp Gruschwitz
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open
Keywords: protocol development and optimization; spectral imaging; tissue characterization; lesion classification; benefits of special resolution; radiation dose optimization; contrast agent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Microbial Infections and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management, 2nd Edition
edited by Eleni K. Mouloudi, and Eleni Massa
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial infections; superbugs; antimicrobial resistance; multi-drug resistance; critical care; diagnosis; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Artificial Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; artificial intelligence; machine learning; explainable AI; expert systems; computer vision; deep learning; diagnosis; cognition; brain informatics; neurodegenerative disorder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Generative AI and Digital Twins in Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; electronic health record; generative AI; personalized medicine; clinical practice; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmunity; autoinflammatory diseases; rheumatology; innovative and biological therapies; comorbidity; immune-mediated manifestations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Retinopathy—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetic retinopathy; hypertensive retinopathy; inherited retinal diseases; imaging; OCT
(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 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermoscopy; clinical impact and innovation; diagnostic; prognosis; markers; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Optical Imaging in Dermatology submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; dermatology; reflectance confocal microscopy; optical coherence tomography; multiphoton microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; hyperspectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Laboratory Investigations in Nephrology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: nephrology; laboratory diagnostics; novel biomarkers; chronic kidney disease; renal pathology; artificial intelligence and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary adenocarcinoma; diagnosis; molecular testing; imaging analysis; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Non-Invasive Electrocardiograms in Disease Diagnosis
edited by and Samuel L. Johnston
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); non-invasive electrocardiogram (ECG); disease diagnosis; medical imaging analysis; machine learning; deep learning; cardiovascular diseases; pattern recognition; data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Imaging in Oral Diseases
edited by Xavier Roselló-LLabres and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: CBCT 3D maxillofacial imaging; virtual diagnostic simulation; social media pathology image sharing; oral disease diagnostic algorithms; AI-driven oral pathology detection; dental radiographic caries analysis; digital oral lesion segmentation; cross-disciplinary imaging workflows; tele-radiology collaboration platforms; salivary gland scintigraphy applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Sports Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthopedics; rehabilitation medicine; musculoskeletal disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Imaging in Urologic Disorders
edited by Matteo Droghetti
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic imaging; urologic disorders; ultrasound; CT; MRI; PET; hybrid imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
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