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Diagnosis and Management of Arrhythmias
edited by Laura Vitali-Serdoz, Martina Nesti and Dirk Bastian
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7203 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Methods for the Automatic Detection and Evaluation of Neurological Disorders, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6661 | 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 Clinical Biochemical Testing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6299 | 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)
Predictive and Prognostic Markers in Critically Ill Patients, 2nd Edition
edited by and Sergio Lassola
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6142 | 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)
Hematology: Diagnostic Techniques and Assays
edited by Chihyun Cho
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5731 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic; hematology; technique; assay; blood; genetic; molecular
(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 5155 | 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)
Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5145 | 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)
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disorders
edited by Michael Genuardi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4834 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disorders; heart failure; hemodynamics; cardiomyopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Updates on Stroke: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Joseph Domenico Gabrieli
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4403 | 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)
Advances in Lung Cancer Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4294 | 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)
Advances in Diagnostics of Chronic Kidney Disease submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4094 | 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)
Clinical Diagnosis and Management in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
edited by Attilio Basile
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4065 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint replacement; surgical navigation; outcome assessment; fracture repair; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Urologic Diseases
edited by and Otas Durutovic
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4023 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence for Health and Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4013 | 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)
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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3730 | 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)
Microbial Infections and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Eleni K. Mouloudi, and Eleni Massa
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3446 | 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 Sarcopenia: Predictive Biomarkers, Clinical Characteristics, and Therapeutic Strategies
edited by Jong Geol Do
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3224 | 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)
Advances in Eye Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3105 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Fetal Imaging
edited by Eldad Katorza
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2660 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Recent Advances in MRI of Multiple Sclerosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2129 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary progressive MS (PPMS); secondary progressive MS (SPMS); relapsing– remitting MS (RRMS); MRI; demyelination; dys-myelination; neurocognitive function; EDSS score
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Medical Images Segmentation and Diagnosis submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1974 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical images; segmentation; diagnosis; prognosis; AI
(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 1789 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging; radiology; diagnostic; musculoskeletal; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Echocardiography Applications in Cardiovascular Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; congenital heart disease; imaging techniques; artificial intelligence; automatization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Paradigm Shift in the Field of Spinal Diagnosis and Treatment in 2025
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; mixed reality; navigation; emerging technologies (robot-assisted surgery); functional MRI; fusion images; new innovative diagnostic tools; scoliosis; adult spinal surgery; spinal tumor; spondylodiscitis; minimally invasive surgery (MIS); aging spine
(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 1411 | 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)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Thyroid Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid cancer; diagnostic methods; prognostic tools; molecular markers; clinical outcomes; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Insights into Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer
edited by Gautam Naresh Mankaney
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis, Management, and Pathogenesis
edited by Dee Pei
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disease; obesity; aging; machine learning; pathophysiology; prevalence; ethnic differences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine in 2025 submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | 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)
Application of Diagnostic Tools for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 953 | 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)
Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; intensive care unit (ICU); critical care; cardiac function; coronary artery disease; sepsis; shock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advanced Ultrasound Techniques in Diagnosis submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open
Keywords: super-resolution imaging; microvascular imaging (MVI); contrast-enhanced ultrasound; AI-guided ultrasound; quantitative analysis; diagnostic imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Physiological Sound Processing for Medical Diagnostics: Innovations, Challenges, and Applications
edited by and Prabal Datta Barua
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart sounds; lung sounds; cough analysis; sleep apnea and snoring; wearable devices; explainability and ethical AI; standardization and clinical validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Explainable Machine Learning in Clinical Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 346 | 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)
Theragnostic Applications of Nanotechnologies
edited by , and Maria Silvia De Feo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnologies; theragnostics; nuclear medicine; personalized therapy; CT; MRI; radionuclides; nanoparticles; PET
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Surgical Pathology—Dedicated to Professor Janez Plecnik
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor; immunohistochemistry; molecular pathology; oncology; thorax; gastrointestinal; gynecological; dermatopathology/soft tissue pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
AI-Powered Solutions for Personalized Healthcare Monitoring with Wearables
edited by Kuo-Chung Chu, and Ming-Chun Huang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; wearable technology; health monitoring; remote patient care; personalized healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer diagnosis; early detection; biomarkers; molecular diagnostics; imaging technologies; precision medicine; innovative methods; treatment monitoring; prognosis assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Radiomics in Medical Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 209 | 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)
PET/CT Imaging in Oncology: Clinical Advances and Perspectives submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 174 | 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)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
edited by Mandana Behbahani and Allison M. Martin
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric neurosurgery; pediatric neuro-oncology; neuroendoscopy; epilepsy; pediatric brain tumor; hydrocephalus treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Hematology Laboratory—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: complete blood counts; leukocyte differential; reticulocyte indices; immature platelet fraction; cell population data; blood cell analyzers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Optical Imaging in Dermatology submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; dermatology; reflectance confocal microscopy; optical coherence tomography; multiphoton microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; hyperspectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Optics)
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Oral Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral disease; artificial intelligence; AI-driven diagnosis; oral radiology; cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Infections
edited by Mònica Balaguer Gargallo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: infections; laboratory diagnosis; biochemical markers; bacterial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Early Diagnosis of Sepsis: Current Status and Challenges submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis; early diagnosis of sepsis; biomarkers; sepsis mortality; serum presepsin; SOFA score
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Diagnostic Imaging of Autoimmune Diseases
edited by Simone Appenzeller
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmune diseases; systemic lupus erythematosus; systemic sclerosis; diagnosis; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Disease—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney diseases; acute kidney injury; nephropathy; biomarkers; diagnosis; chronic renal failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis of Steatotic Liver Disease submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: steatotic liver disease— SLD; steatohepatitis; steatosis; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis)
Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial infections; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); diagnostic innovations; molecular diagnostics; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistant pathogens; alternative therapies; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
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