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Recent Advances and Challenges in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6056 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis at an early stage; endoscopy; precancerous lesion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Current Issues on Kidney Diseases Diagnosis and Management 2025
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5910 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney diseases; renal involvement; AKI; CKD; glomerulopathies; diagnosis; treatment; dialysis; epidemiology; nephritic syndrome; nephrotic syndrome; biomarkers; urinalysis; oliguria; poliuria; electrolytes; acid-base balance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Current Challenges and Perspectives of Ultrasound, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5489 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); endoscopic ultrasound; strain imaging; shear wave elastography; fusion imaging; endoscopic ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Skin and Cutaneous Adnexal Tumors: Diagnosis and Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4978 | Submission Open
Keywords: cutaneous adnexal tumors; follicular and sebaceous tumors; sweat gland tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Novel Methods and Devices for Monitoring and Diagnosing in Critical Care
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4703 | 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)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Breast Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4506 | 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)
Advancements in Diagnostic Tools in the Emergency Department (ED): A Possible Help to Avoid Overcrowding
edited by Jacopo M. Legramante
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care; emergency medicine; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Liquid Biopsy: Cancer Diagnostic Biomarkers of the Future
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3228 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; circulating tumor cells (CTCs); ctDNA testing; exosomes; blood analytes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology
edited by Choon Chiat Oh
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3156 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; artificial intelligence; deep learning; skin cancers; diagnostic imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders: Advances in Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2787 | Submission Open
Keywords: eosinophilic esophagitis; diagnosis; treatment; histology; epidemiology; risk factors; endoscopy; high resolution manometry; dietary therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Images in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macular Edema
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2426 | 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)
Advances in Echocardiography
edited by Grazia Canciello
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2226 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; cardiovascular imaging; three-dimensional echocardiography; strain imaging; TrueVue imaging; cardiac function assessment; clinical applications; non-invasive cardiology; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers in Liver Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic and prognostic markers; non-invasive biomarkers; hepatology; liver disease; therapeutic response; disease progression; fibrosis; mortality; decompensation; infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Bone Diseases in 2025
edited by Hans-Christof Schober
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open
Keywords: osteoporosis; diagnostic; morphology; forces; muscle strength; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnostics and Therapeutics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1944 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoscopic ultrasound (EUS); diagnostic advances; image resolution; tissue sampling; echoendoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Head and Neck Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1777 | 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)
Diagnostics and Therapeutic Explorations in Aging submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular markers; genetics; epigenetics; biochemistry; biomarkers; telomeres; age-related disease; senescence; mitochondrial dysfunction; immunogenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Diseases
edited by Tiffany R. Bellomo and Abhisekh A. Mohapatra
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1723 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; management; vascular diseases; marker; non-invasive imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathology and Management
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1655 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; neuropathology; PET; MRI; CT; dementia; neurodegeneration; immunotherapy; treatment strategy; disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Immunological, Allergic and Inflammatory Disorders
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics; treatment; allergic diseases; autoimmune; immunodeficiency and autoinflammatory syndromes; inflammatory disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Cardiovascular Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1644 | 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)
Clinical Impacts and Challenges in Capsule Endoscopy submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1551 | Submission Open
Keywords: capsule endoscopy; diagnostic endoscopy; small bowel evaluation; non-invasive exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Emergency and Hospital Medicine
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; treatment; management; hospital medicine; emergency medicine; point-of-care ultrasound; decision making; transitional care; palliative care; quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
AI in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Ioannis M. Tsougos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; prognosis; radiology; nuclear medicine; artificial intelligence (AI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open
Keywords: ICU; emergency medicine; trauma and injury; acute illness; accurate diagnosis; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Prognostic Factors for Pediatric Tumors, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood cancer; prognostic factors; acute leukemia; solid tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Imaging in Oral Surgery: Advancing the Frontiers of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
edited by Anusha Vaddi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral surgery; digital radiography; treatment planning; diagnosis; augmented reality; 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
The Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Gastrointestinal Disease submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; colon cancer; appendicitis; clinical outcomes; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases and Microorganisms: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical microbiology; antimicrobial resistance; diagnostic microbiology; molecular microbiology; HIV; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
The Applications of Radiomics in Precision Diagnosis
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in precision diagnosis; disease classification; early diagnosis; imaging biomarkers; radiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Urology
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimally invasive surgery; early diagnosis; cancer biomarkers; diagnostic technology; surgical challenges; early diagnosis in urological cancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Disease, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open
Keywords: adenomas; craniopharyngiomas; skull base lesions; infections; cystic lesions; vascular lesions; MRI; CT; radiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Lung Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Management: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 678 | 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)
Advances in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research: from Diagnostics to Prognosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal; fetal; perinatal period; prenatal diagnosis; pregnancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Trends in Musculoskeletal Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic and acquired skeletal muscle disorders; mobility functional tests; skeletal muscle imaging; light and electron microscopy; quantitative tissue densitometry by 3D and 2D color CT and MRI; blood and mouth fluid biomarkers; targeted management and follow-up in mobility medicine; functional electrical stimulation of denervated and reinnervating muscles; home full-body in-bed gym exercise; hemi-fasting and other nutritional supplements of mobility medicine in aging; spa; thermal; and balneotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Pathological Speech Classification and Processing for Advanced Medical Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 523 | 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)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Gynecologic Diseases, 3rd Edition
edited by and Mariateresa Mirandola
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecologic pathology; breast pathology; placental pathology; diagnostic pitfalls; differential diagnosis; molecular biology; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
New Advances in Digestive Endoscopy
edited by Dominique Béchade
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: digestive endoscopy; colonoscopy; endoscopic ultrasound; interventional endoscopy; EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA); EUS-Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB); Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ENCR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Advances in Ultrasound Diagnosis in Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice
edited by , and Lau Wai-Lam
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstetric ultrasound; placenta; fetal abnormalities; color doppler
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Neurological Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open
Keywords: stroke diagnosis; treatment outcome prediction; neuroimaging; machine learning; biomarkers; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnostic Techniques in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Current Practices and Future Directions
edited by Giuseppina Porcaro
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; prognosis; obstetrics and gynecology markers; clinical practice and patient care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Technologies and Tools Used for Risk Assessment of Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health; AI in healthcare; machine learning; disease risk prediction; medical imaging; wearable technology; big data analytics; telemedicine; personalized medicine; explainable AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Future Trends in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic radiology; interventional radiology; medical imaging; artificial intelligence; minimally invasive therapy; radiomics; precision medicine; multidisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Fetal Doppler Assessment: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice
edited by Luís Guedes-Martins
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 315 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Disease: Diagnosis and Management in 2025
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; artificial intelligence; gastrointestinal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; endoscopic AI; large language models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Meningitis—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial meningitis; invasive meningococcal disease; molecular diagnostics; molecular typing; laboratory surveillance; molecular epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Diagnosis and Management
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic dysfunction; steatotic liver disease; diagnosis strategies; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Oral Pathology of Basic and Clinical Cancer Research
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer; molecular pathology; tumor microenvironment (TME); immunotherapy; epigenetics; diagnosis; targeted therapy; personalized medicine; AI and image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Dental Diagnostics
edited by and Margherita Fontana
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; diagnostic imaging; artificial intelligence; caries; periodontitis; stomatognathic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Advances in Chest Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: chest imaging; lung cancer; interstitial lung diseases; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
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