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Application of Neuroimaging Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Diseases, 2nd Edition
edited by Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Douglas Kondo, Nicolas A Nunez, Perry Franklin Renshaw and Dost Öngür
submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6718 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging; biomarkers; 1H-MRS; 31P-MRS; brain spectroscopy; mood disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Perspectives in Forensic Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 37396 | Submission Open
Keywords: abuse; alcohol; autopsy; ballistics; brain injury; cause of death; drug-facilitated sexual assault; drugs; forensic anthropology; forensic clinical examination; forensic engineering; forensic entomology; forensic microbiology; forensic odontology; Forensic pathology; genetics; histopathology; identification of the body; molecular biology; multidisciplinary approach; post mortem interval; post-mortem biochemical analysis; postmortem CT; postmortem immunohistochemistry; postmortem MRI; rape; reconstruction of trauma; sepsis; toxicology; virtopsy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Abdominal Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25904 | Submission Open
Keywords: abdominal diseases; abdominal surgery; diagnosis; image-guided surgery/treatment; minimally invasive techniques; laparoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Musculoskeletal and Neuropathic Pain in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management Challenge submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20392 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; long-COVID; pain; musculoskeletal; neuropathic; sensitization; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Image Quality Assessment Methods in Radiography, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17737 | Submission Open
Keywords: CR; MRI; CT; image quality; preprocessing and postprocessing; texture  analysis; artificial intelligence; quality control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Grand Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16011 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cerebrovascular diseases; diagnosis; management; imaging; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; therapeutic strategies; pharmacology; surgery; rehabilitation; multidisciplinary care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Brain Tumor Imaging
edited by and Barbara Muoio
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15190 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain tumors; gliomas; brain metastases; meningioma; neuroimaging; magnetic resonance; PET; MRI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
EEG Analysis in Diagnostics
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12694 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced EEG Techniques; the characterization of EEG signal patterns; the identification of EEG signal abnormalities; functional connectivity analysis in EEG; sleep studies based on EEG; EEG in epilepsy diagnosis and monitoring; neurofeedback and EEG in cognitive enhancement; event-related potentials in clinical EEG; understanding pathophysiology via EEG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11523 | Submission Open
Keywords: COPD; asthma; interstitial lung disease; lung cancer; pneumonia (respiratory infection; pulmonary infection); obstructive sleep apnea; respiratory failure; acute respiratory distress syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Information-Driven Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Decision Support System
edited by Wen-Shan Jian and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8713 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis; decision support systems; machine learning in healthcare; artificial intelligence in medicine; medical data analytics; predictive modeling; clinical decision-making; healthcare informatics; diagnostic accuracy; patient outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Disease
edited by Kai Zhao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8444 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; gastrointestinal disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease: From Pathogenesis to Diagnostics submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8380 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury (AKI); chronic kidney disease (CKD); pathogenesis; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Dental Medicine and Surgery submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7667 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral surgery; oral medicine; implant dentistry; gerodontology; pharmacological treatments; bone regeneration; oral rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Sepsis at the Crossroads: Innovations in Critical Care Management, Diagnostic Tools, and Treatment Paradigms
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6092 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis and clinical recognition; septic shock; SOFA and organ dysfunction; acute kidney injury; renal replacement therapy; new biomarkers; new therapeutic options
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
New Possibilities for Digital Diagnosis and Planning in Dentistry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5827 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental imaging; CBCT; MRI; scan; digital impression; digital plan; digital guide; CAD-CAM; manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Neurological Diseases: Biomarkers, Diagnosis and Prognosis submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5600 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; neurological diseases; multiple sclerosis; traumatic brain injury; peripheral neuropathies; COVID-19 neurological-associated damage; diagnosis; prognosis.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Developments and Future Trends in Thoracic Imaging
edited by Ioana Andreea Gheonea
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5582 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultra-low-dose CT; photon-counting CT; oncology; artificial intelligence; emergency radiology; thoracic trauma  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Endometriosis
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5149 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometriosis; diagnosis; ultrasonography; recurrence; prognosis; symptoms; laparoscopy; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Diseases
edited by Dimitra D. Dionysiou and Ioannis Gallos
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; artificial intelligence; biomarkers; screening/diagnosis; personalized medicine; treatment outcome; pathogenesis; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
New Perspectives in Ophthalmic Imaging submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4803 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography; retinal imaging; ophthalmic imaging; OCT; diagnosis of eye diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Application of Machine Learning in Disease Screening, Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by Dee Pei
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4682 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; screening; marker; prognosis; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
New Advances in Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging for Diseases Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4657 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging (HSI); multispectral imaging (MSI); medical diagnostics; disease detection; clinical applications; imaging technology; early diagnosis; personalized medicine; diagnostic pathways; healthcare innovations; biomedical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
New Perspectives in Cardiac Imaging submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4206 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac imaging; echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Future Challenges for Lung and Liver Ultrasound
edited by Chiara De Molo
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4128 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung ultrasound; liver ultrasound; pulmonary ultrasound; diagnosis; sonography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Expanding Horizons in Fascial Diagnostics and Interventions
edited by and Bradley Dean Fullerton
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4071 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound imaging; fascial pathologies; musculoskeletal function; fascial disorders; ultrasound-guided interventions; musculoskeletal care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Management of Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open
Keywords: long COVID; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 sequela; post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC); COVID-19 symptoms; multiorgan failure; diabetes; hypertension; shortness of breath; symptoms; diagnosis; prognosis; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Autopsy for Medical Diagnostics: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3548 | Submission Open
Keywords: autopsy; post-mortem investigation; cardiovascular pathology; sudden cardiac death; sudden unexpected death; perinatal autopsy; molecular autopsy; virtual autopsy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Identification, Management, Prevention, and Rehabilitation
edited by Peter J. Kullar and Jameel Muzaffar
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3444 | Submission Open
Keywords: hearing loss; presbycusis; cochlear implants; hearing implants; hearing aids; congenital hearing loss; sudden sensorineural hearing loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Insights into Pediatric Genetics
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3313 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric genetics; genetic sequencing; rare disorders; genetic diagnosis; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Pathology and Diagnosis of Hematology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3290 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; pathology; hematology; leukemia; lymphoma; myeloproliferative disorders; thrombotic microangiopathies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
edited by Thomas Klag
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3256 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD); Crohn's disease (CD); ulcerative colitis (UC); therapy monitoring; extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs); quality of life; artificial intelligence (AI); personalized medicine; personalized medicine; endoscopic advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Immune-Mediated Diseases: Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2942 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune-mediated inflammatory disease; biomarker; companion diagnostics; cytokines; immunoregulation; complement; autoantibodies; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; multiplexing; immunophenotype; mass cytometry; ELISPOT; single-cell RNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Use of Histopathological Image Analysis in Diagnostics submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open
Keywords: histopathological; diagnostics; artificial intelligence; algorithms; image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advancements in the Diagnostics and Management of Musculoskeletal Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal system; joint; orthopedics; traumatology; rehabilitation; radiology; fracture; muscle; connective tissues; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Advances in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
edited by Ming-Shyan Lin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; risk prediction; biomarker; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Diseases
edited by Elio Antonucci
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2372 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory disease diagnosis; advanced diagnostic techniques; respiratory management strategies; therapeutic innovations; pulmonary pathophysiology; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); asthma management; interstitial lung diseases; respiratory infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Deep Learning in Biomedical Signal Analysis
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; biomedical signal processing; pattern recognition; disease diagnosis; feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Multiple Myeloma Imaging in 2025
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/CT; MRI; multiple myeloma; diagnosis; multiparametric imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
edited by Jamal Hasoon
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia and pain medicine; interventional pain management; regional anesthesia; neuromodulation; treatment outcomes; clinical practice patterns; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Liquid Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer; diagnosis; metastasis; ctDNA; liquid biopsy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoscopic ultrasound (EUS); diagnostic imaging; fine needle aspiration (FNA); contrast-enhanced EUS; elastography techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Medical Diagnostics in the USA
edited by and Yao Zhao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical image segmentation; image registration; image quality enhancement; image artifact reduction; radiomics; image reconstruction; deep learning in diagnostics; AI-driven medical Imaging; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic imaging innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Ophthalmology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open
Keywords: OCT; OCTA; ophthalmology; diagnostics; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Advances in Imaging Diagnosis of Dermatology
edited by Linda Tognetti
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | 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)
Imaging and Diagnosis in Neurosurgery
edited by Giulio Anichini
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1451 | Submission Open
Keywords: MRI sequences; magnetic electroencephalography; endovascular neurosurgery; fluorescence-guided surgery; spectroscopic technologies (e.g.; Raman; confocal; and hyperspectral); mü ller matrix polarization; intraoperative neuromonitoring; two/three-dimensional endoscopes; exoscopes; artificial intelligence; laboratory diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnosis Technologies
edited by and Fermina Maria Mazzella
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1365 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Heart Disease
edited by Luciano Candilio
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary heart disease; coronary revascularization; coronary artery disease; ischemic heart disease; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; non-invasive coronary diagnostic tests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Emergency Medicine: Diagnostic Insights
edited by Ancor Sanz-Garcia and Raúl López-Izquierdo
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic tools; point-of-care testing; prehospital; emergency medicine; rapid and accurate diagnosis; imaging modalities; biomarkers; AI-driven algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Diagnostic Cytology
edited by Varsha Manucha
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytological diagnosis; fine-needle aspiration; rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE); ancillary testing; immunohistochemistry; fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Imaging of the Future: From the Standardisation of Diagnostic Processes to Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intellicence; technologies; ultrasound; MRI; CT; angiography; mammography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
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