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Recent Advances in Hematology and Oncology, 2nd Edition
edited by Chohao Lee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open
Keywords: hematological malignancies; lymphoma; leukemia; multiple myeloma; precision medicine; immunotherapy; genomics; targeted therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Hybrid PET/MR Imaging: Technological Advances and Multidisciplinary Clinical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/MR; hybrid imaging; molecular imaging; diagnostic imaging; oncology; cardiology; neurology; senology; pediatrics; musculoskeletal imaging; precision medicine; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Disease: Diagnosis and Management in 2025
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | 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)
Advances in Head and Neck and Oral Maxillofacial Radiology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; head and neck; machine learning; radiomics analysis; medical image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Global Perspectives on Myopia—Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Emerging Assessment Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open
Keywords: myopia; diagnostic imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT); artificial intelligence (AI); biomarkers; early detection; prevention; epidemiology; digital diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
New Advances in Digestive Endoscopy
edited by Dominique Béchade
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | 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)
Fetal Doppler Assessment: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice
edited by Luís Guedes-Martins
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1237 | 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)
Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Dentistry
edited by , and Federica Guglielmi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1040 | Submission Open
Keywords: OSA; special needs patients; interceptive orthodontics; proteomics; 3D imaging; parafunctional habits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Meningitis—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1029 | 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)
Recent Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis and Clinical Management
edited by Silvana Arduino
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; prenatal diagnosis; intrauterine fetal growth restriction; monochorionic twins; perinatal morbidity; maternal complications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostics in Focus: Accelerating Access for Priority Diseases in Africa
edited by Rosanna Peeling, and Nicaise Ndembi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics; epidemic-prone diseases; outbreak preparedness and response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Diagnosis and Management of Liver Diseases, Third Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver diseases; fatty liver; liver cirrhosis; viral hepatitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; diagnosis and management
(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 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | 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)
Insights into Imaging Diagnosis of Heart Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging including echocardiography and CTCA; cardiovascular imaging; echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance; myocardial perfusion imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Pain Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Alessandro Dario
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuropathic pain; fibromialgia; low back pain; nociplastic pain; artificial intelligence in pain medicine; evidence-based consensus guidelines; pain measuring; cancer pain medicine; interventional pain medicine; topic analgesic for chronic pain; SPECT/CT scan
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Novel Diagnostic Approaches and Treatment of Angina and Myocardial Ischemia submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open
Keywords: ischemia; angina; chronic coronary syndromes; ANOCA; INOCA; CMD; CFR; microcirculation; scintigraphy; CMR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Decoding Skin Disorders: Advanced Diagnostic Strategies and Prognostic Insights
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; diagnosis; prognosis; markers; management
(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 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: urologic cancers; prostate; bladder; kidney; testicular malignancies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Arthroscopy Techniques in Diagnosis and Treatment 2025
edited by Maristella Francesca Saccomanno and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthroscopy; arthroscopy techniques; sports medicine; diagnosis; biological therapies; PROMS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Cardiac Imaging in Heart Failure submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac imaging; heart failure; diagnosis; management; prognosis; echocardiography; CT imaging; MRI imaging; PET CT; SPECT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis of Surgical Pathology
edited by Dong Ren
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathological diagnosis; diagnostic dilemma and pitfall; molecular pathology; digital pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Neurodiagnostics in Public Health: Cognitive Decline, Mental Health, and Emerging Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 277 | 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)
New Advances in Chest Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: chest imaging; lung cancer; interstitial lung diseases; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Image-Guided Diagnosis and Therapies for Pelvic Floor Disorders, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: pelvic floor disorders; imaging; ultrasonography; fecal incontinence; obstructed defecation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in Genomics for Prenatal Diagnosis
edited by Wing-Cheong Leung and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; genetics; genomics; NIPT; WES; WGS; CRISPR; epigenetics; expanded carrier screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Novel Biomarkers for Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; personalized medicine; molecular signatures; prognosis predictive diagnostics; prognostic diagnostics; genetic biomarkers; blood analysis; liquid biopsy; tumor marker
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease: Advances and Challenges, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; diagnostic techniques; laboratory innovation; diagnostic accuracy; global health; disease detection; diagnostic challenges; medical technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Digestive System Diseases, Second Edition
edited by Jialing Huang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: digestive system; pathology; liver transplantation; diagnosis; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advanced Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
edited by Vittorio Stumpo, and Jacopo Bellomo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute ischemic stroke; chronic cerebral hypoperfusion; neuroimaging; reperfusion failure; vascular cognitive impairment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence in Stroke Imaging: Recent Advancements
edited by Philip Hoelter
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; stroke imaging; deep learning; machine learning; convolutional neural networks; large vessel occlusion; prognostication; automated diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Cardiovascular Imaging, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; noninvasive imaging; diagnosis; prognosis; marker
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gynecological Diseases: Advances and Challenges
edited by Stefano Bettocchi and Stefania Carlucci
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | 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)
The Use of Portable Devices in Emergency Medicine, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: portable devices; emergency medicine; smartphone applications; wearable technology; diagnostic accuracy; remote triage; real-time monitoring; emergency medicine education; point-of-care testing; telemedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Infective Endocarditis in Cardiac Prosthesis and Devices
edited by José Alberto San Román-Calvar and Javier López-Díaz
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: infective endocarditis; valvular surgical prosthesis; TAVRs; cardiac electronic implantable devices; left ventricular assist devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis of Corneal and Retinal Diseases
edited by and Alina Popa-Cherecheanu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging diagnosis; corneal diseases; retinal diseases; optical coherence tomography (OCT); ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: hysteroscopy; diagnosis; technique; malformation; uterus; endometrial; anomaly; minimally invasive; pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cancer, Second Edition
edited by Nikolaos A. Chatzizacharias and Sarah F. Powell-Brett
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: pancreatic cancer; genetic sequencing; diagnosis; circulating tumour cells; imaging; neoadjuvant treatment; personalised systemic treatment; survival; recurrence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
The Role of Imaging in Liver Surgery, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging; liver surgery; ultrasound; radiomics; magnetic resonance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Challenges and Innovations in the Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
edited by and Francesca Lamanna
submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: age-related macular degeneration (AMD); machine learning; high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT); multimodal imaging; multidisciplinary approach; diagnostic challenges; serum metabolite biomarkers; complement system; histological studies
(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 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19820 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional gastrointestinal disorders; diagnosis; treatment approach; ROME criteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis of Cardio-Thoracic Diseases
edited by Tilman Emrich
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16946 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac disease; aortic disease; lung disease; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; echocardiography; quantitative imaging; multiparametric imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Cancer/Tumors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16562 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncologic imaging; cancer imaging; MRI; CT; X-ray; machine learning; radiodiagnostics; theranostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Urinary Disease submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15788 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary disease; diagnosis; prognosis; kidney disease; prostate disease; malignant diseases like kidney cancer; bladder cancer and prostate cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical Diagnosis of Otorhinolaryngology
edited by Nina Gale, and Robert Šifrer
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15232 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck cancer; otorhinolaryngology; symptoms and clinical signs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Disease Prediction
edited by , Osman Hayran and Chalong Cheewakriangkrai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13303 | Submission Open
Keywords: early diagnostics; medical big data analytics; intelligent diagnostic models in public health; survival analysis and health hazard evaluations; machine learning and generative intelligence; intelligent digital twins; automated/intelligent laboratory recommendation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
AI-Assisted Diagnostics in Telemedicine and Digital Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11354 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; machine learning; deep learning; image analysis; digital health; healthcare; telemedicine; disease diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Imaging of Prostate Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9219 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer imaging; multiparametric MRI; PET/CT in prostate cancer; targeted radionuclide imaging; advanced imaging techniques; image-guided interventions for prostate cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
OCT and OCTA Assessment of Retinal and Choroidal Diseases
edited by Andrei Theodor Bǎlǎşoiu and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8652 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography; optical coherence tomography angiography; diabetic retinopathy; age related macular degeneration; retinal vascular diseases.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: From Diagnosis to Prognosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8272 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft tissue; mesenchyme; bone; pathogenesis; miRNA; imaging; diagnosis; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8225 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypertension; blood pressure; diagnosis; management; cardiovascular diseases; therapeutic targets; treatment strategies; lifestyle modifications; patient education; adherence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
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