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Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology
edited by Choon Chiat Oh
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4379 | 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)
Liquid Biopsy: Cancer Diagnostic Biomarkers of the Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4122 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal diseases; MRI; shoulder and elbow; Bone Necrosis; Wrist Arthroscopy  
(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 3450 | 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)
Advances in Cardiovascular Diseases: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Hezzy Shmueli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3311 | Submission Open
Keywords: real-time imaging; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular imaging; echocardiography; cardiac CT; cardiac MRI; cardiac nuclear scan; acute cardiac care; artificial intelligence; cardiomyopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders: Advances in Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3254 | 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)
Genetic and Genomic Biomarkers in Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Prediction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3164 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer genetics and genomics; diagnostic tests; prognostic tests; predictive tests; nucleic acid; companion diagnostics; targeted therapy
(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 2999 | Submission Open
Keywords: osteoporosis; diagnostic; morphology; forces; muscle strength; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Images in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macular Edema
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2717 | 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)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Head and Neck Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2470 | 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)
Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathology and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | 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)
Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers in Liver Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2296 | 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)
Ultrasound Diagnosis and Guided Intervention of Musculoskeletal/Neuromuscular Pathology, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2289 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; ultrasound; pain; muscle; tendon; nerve; rehabiltation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Clinical Impacts and Challenges in Capsule Endoscopy submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open
Keywords: capsule endoscopy; diagnostic endoscopy; small bowel evaluation; non-invasive exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Recent Advances of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnostics and Therapeutics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoscopic ultrasound (EUS); diagnostic advances; image resolution; tissue sampling; echoendoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostics and Therapeutic Explorations in Aging submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2148 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Emergency and Hospital Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2143 | 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)
Lung Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Management: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2100 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Diseases
edited by Tiffany R. Bellomo and Abhisekh A. Mohapatra
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1987 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; management; vascular diseases; marker; non-invasive imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in Dental Diagnostics
edited by and Margherita Fontana
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; diagnostic imaging; artificial intelligence; caries; periodontitis; stomatognathic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Recent Advances in Sepsis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis; biomarkers; diagnosis; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Advances in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases and Microorganisms: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1950 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Immunological, Allergic and Inflammatory Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1867 | 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)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Gynecologic Diseases, 3rd Edition
edited by and Mariateresa Mirandola
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1851 | 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)
Cardiovascular Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1819 | 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)
AI in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Ioannis M. Tsougos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1813 | 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)
The Applications of Radiomics in Precision Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1784 | 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)
Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis, Management, and Pathogenesis
edited by Dee Pei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disease; obesity; aging; machine learning; pathophysiology; prevalence; ethnic differences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
The Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of Gastrointestinal Disease submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; colon cancer; appendicitis; clinical outcomes; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | 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)
Diagnostic Techniques in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Current Practices and Future Directions
edited by Giuseppina Porcaro
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1574 | 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)
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 1464 | 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)
New Technologies and Tools Used for Risk Assessment of Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1447 | 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)
Advances in Ultrasound Diagnosis in Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice
edited by , and Lau Wai-Lam
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstetric ultrasound; placenta; fetal abnormalities; color doppler
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Prognostic Factors for Pediatric Tumors, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood cancer; prognostic factors; acute leukemia; solid tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Neuropsychiatric Disorders—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuropsychiatric disorders; autism; mania; depression; imaging; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Pathology and Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders, 2nd Edition
edited by James Yip
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open
Keywords: stroke; CNS tumors; neurodegenerative diseases; traumatic brain injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Pathological Speech Classification and Processing for Advanced Medical Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Urology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1237 | 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 1101 | 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)
Advances in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research: from Diagnostics to Prognosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | 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
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1066 | 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)
New Advances in Digestive Endoscopy
edited by Dominique Béchade
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | 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)
Recent Advances in Hematology and Oncology, 2nd Edition
edited by Chohao Lee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | 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)
Recent Advances in Epidemiological Diagnostics: Detecting and Controlling Infectious Diseases
edited by and W. Sumner Davis
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiological diagnostics; disease control; clinical practice and patient care; public health; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
Future Trends in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | 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)
Recent Advances in Bone and Joint Imaging—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal imaging; machine learning; bone imaging; computed tomography; ultrasound imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Neurological Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | 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)
Molecular Diagnostics in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Biomarkers to Personalized Medicine
edited by Otilia Țica
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; biomarkers; precision medicine; diagnostics; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Meningitis—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | 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)
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