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Wearable Devices for Health Monitoring and Disease Diagnosis
edited by Robert LeMoyne
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable devices; health monitoring; diagnosis; sensors; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Diagnostics, Management, and Prognosis submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME); post-COVID-19 illness; post-infection syndromes; autonomic nervous system; Lyme disease; immunology; gut microbiota; chronic infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA): Advances and Applications in Retinal and Systemic Diseases
edited by , Stanislao Rizzo and Fabrizio Giansanti
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography angiography; retinal and systemic diseases; diagnosis; screening; marker; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Recent Advancements of Molecular Biomarkers in Cancer, 2nd Edition
edited by Giuseppe Nicolò Fanelli
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular biomarkers; cancer research; precision medicine; tumor profiling; genomic signatures; personalized oncology; biomarker discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Ultrasound in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
edited by , Enyinnaya Ofo and Mathias P. von Beckerath
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck ultrasound; surgeon-performed ultrasound; otolaryngology– head and neck surgery; minimally invasive procedures; ultrasound-guided interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Non-Invasive Diagnostic Technologies for Heart Diseases
edited by Dentamaro Ilaria
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: transthoracic echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance; multimodality cardiovascular imaging; cardiac CT; transesophageal echocardiography; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary adenocarcinoma; diagnosis; molecular testing; imaging analysis; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
The Role of AI and Radiomics in Diagnostic Oncology
edited by Laura Travascio and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; pathophysiological; radiology and nuclear medicine; diagnostic imaging; diagnostic oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
New Insights into the Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders
edited by Yukai Cheng
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurological disorders; genomics; molecular biology; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Laboratory Investigations in Nephrology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 136 | 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)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Non-Invasive Electrocardiograms in Disease Diagnosis
edited by and Samuel L. Johnston
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 130 | 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)
Sports Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthopedics; rehabilitation medicine; musculoskeletal disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; psychopathological; biomarkers for early diagnosis; machine learning; fMRI; EEG; MRI; eye-tracking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Neonatal Diagnostics
edited by Yogen Singh
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: neonatal imaging; point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS); targeted neonatal echocardiography; hemodynamic evaluation; functional MRI (fMRI); diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); genomic testing; neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Endoscopy 2025
edited by
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; deep learning; endoscopy; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Applications of PET/CT in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by Jasna M. Mihailovic and Partha S Choudhury
submission deadline 13 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4999 | Submission Open
Keywords: F-18; fluorodeoxyglucose; PET/CT imaging; oncology; radiotracers beyond F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose; clinical diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Laboratory Diagnosis
edited by and Camilla Mattiuzzi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26497 | Submission Open
Keywords: laboratory diagnosis; biomarkers; clinical chemistry; laboratory analysis; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19113 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatrics; pediatric surgery; neonatal medicine; congenital malformations; pediatric trauma; pediatric oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Research Update on Nuclear Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18413 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear medicine; diagnostic radiology; PET/CT; SPECT; PET; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infections of the Central Nervous System
edited by and Raffaella Capasso
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 18407 | Submission Open
Keywords: central nervous system infections; meningitis; HIV; tuberculosis; magnetic resonance imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Vascular Diagnostic Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12197 | Submission Open
Keywords: flow-mediated dilation (FMD); optical coherence tomography (OCT); intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence for Health and Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 11160 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; healthcare; image segmentation; disease prediction; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Methods for the Automatic Detection and Evaluation of Neurological Disorders, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10695 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; neurodegenerative diseases; diagnosis; detection and evaluation; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10017 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; diabetic kidney disease; glomerulonephritis; polycystic kidney diseases; renal pathology; biomarker; kidney regeneration; hemodialysis; peritoneal dialysis; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Frontline of Breast Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9243 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast imaging; breast ultrasound; mammography; digital breast tomosynthesis; digital mammography; contrast-enhanced mammography; breast MRI; molecular breast imaging; imaging-guided interventional breast procedures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Arrhythmias
edited by , and Dirk Bastian
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9140 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmia; electrocardiogram (ECG); cardiac implantable devices; antiarrhythmic drugs; cardiac monitoring; implantable loop recorder; digital health; wearable devices; electrophysiology study; catheter ablation; ventricular tachycardia; atrial fibrillation; supraventricular tachycardia; syncope
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Hematology: Diagnostic Techniques and Assays
edited by Chihyun Cho
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8894 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic; hematology; technique; assay; blood; genetic; molecular
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Predictive and Prognostic Markers in Critically Ill Patients, 2nd Edition
edited by and Sergio Lassola
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8362 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute brain injury; acute kidney injury; acute mesenteric ischemia; acute pancreatitis; acute respiratory failure; heart failure; infectious disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Clinical Biochemical Testing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8172 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical chemistry; diagnostic testing; biomarkers; point-of-care testing; mass spectrometry; immunoassays; microfluidics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Sarcoidosis: From Diagnosis to Management
edited by Huzaifa I. Adamali
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7742 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcoidosis; granulomas; interstitial lung disease; lung; heart; skin; liver; neurological; joints; diagnosis imaging; PET/CT; chest X-ray
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Lung Cancer Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6820 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung cancer; diagnosis; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotic bronchoscopy; bronchoscopic imaging; endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS); quality indicators;   molecular profiling;   genetic profiling;   next-generation sequencing (NGS);   tissue acquisition;   low-dose CT screening;   early detection;   risk assessment;   personalized medicine;   diagnostic accuracy;   medical imaging;   lung nodules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
edited by Attilio Basile
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6447 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint replacement; surgical navigation; outcome assessment; fracture repair; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disorders
edited by Michael Genuardi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6229 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disorders; heart failure; hemodynamics; cardiomyopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Eye Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6219 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Microbial Infections and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Eleni K. Mouloudi, and Eleni Massa
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6003 | 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)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Urologic Diseases
edited by and Otas Durutovic
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5940 | Submission Open
Keywords: urologic diseases; diagnosis; management; urologic oncology; endourology; minimally invasive surgery; urolithiasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Updates on Stroke: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Joseph Domenico Gabrieli
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5755 | Submission Open
Keywords: ischemic stroke; atheromatous disease; thrombolysis; machine learning; neurovascular anatomy; imaging; thrombectomy; diagnosis and management; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Advance Individualized Diagnosis and Treatment in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5244 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care; sepsis; artificial intelligence; predictive analytics; clustering; acute kidney injury; emergency medicine; transcriptome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnostics of Chronic Kidney Disease submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4694 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; diabetic nephropathy; glomerulonephritis; acid– base disorders; uremic toxin; artificial intelligence; metabolic bone disease; vascular access; arteriovenous fistula; catheter; hemodialysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Fetal Imaging
edited by Eldad Katorza
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4552 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Sarcopenia: Predictive Biomarkers, Clinical Characteristics, and Therapeutic Strategies
edited by Jong Geol Do
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcopenia; predictive biomarkers; digital health technologies; interdisciplinary treatment approaches; aging population management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Application of Diagnostic Tools for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3223 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic tools and technologies in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery; diagnostic accuracy; digital imaging techniques; digital radiography; cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT); CAD/CAM technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Medical Images Segmentation and Diagnosis submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3168 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical images; segmentation; diagnosis; prognosis; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Echocardiography Applications in Cardiovascular Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; congenital heart disease; imaging techniques; artificial intelligence; automatization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Radiomics in Medical Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2472 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); medical imaging; diagnostic algorithms; image reconstruction; pattern recognition; predictive modelling; clinical integration; tumour identification; algorithmic transparency; image segmentation; diagnostic accuracy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Explainable Machine Learning in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2451 | Submission Open
Keywords: interpretable machine learning (IML); explainable machine learning; clinical medicine; knowledge integration; global/local explanations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Musculoskeletal Imaging 2025, 2nd Edition
edited by Parham Pezeshk
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2428 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging; radiology; diagnostic; musculoskeletal; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Cardiothoracic Imaging: Recent Techniques and Applications in Diagnostics, Third Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency; cardiac imaging; thoracic imaging; aorta; MRI; CT; radiomics; artificial intelligence; ILD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine in 2025 submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D ultrasound; blood flow velocity; ultrasonography; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; elasticity imaging; endoscopic ultrasound; intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
PET/CT Imaging in Oncology: Clinical Advances and Perspectives submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1820 | 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)
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