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Diagnostic Challenges in Neuroimmunology
edited by Mario Manto, and Christiane Susanne Hampe
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Oral Diseases Diagnosis and Management: 2nd Edition
edited by and Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral potentially malignant disorders; oral cancer; oral infections; auto-immune disorders; temporomandibular joint disorders; osteomyelitis; medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Recent Developments and Future Trends in Thoracic Imaging
edited by Ioana Andreea Gheonea
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultra-low-dose CT; photon-counting CT; oncology; artificial intelligence; emergency radiology; thoracic trauma  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Machine-Learning-Based Disease Diagnosis and Prediction
edited by Fakhar Abbas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: development and validation of machine learning models for disease diagnosis and prediction; integration of multimodal data (e.g.; imaging; genomic; and clinical) for enhanced diagnostic accuracy; artificial intelligence in healthcare; ethical and regulatory considerations in the deployment of machine learning for healthcare applications; case studies and applications of machine learning in specific disease domains (e.g.; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; and neurodegenerative disorders); comparative studies and benchmarking of machine learning approaches for disease diagnosis and prediction; healthcare analytics; bioinformatics; medical imaging analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Medical Images Segmentation and Diagnosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical images; segmentation; diagnosis; prognosis; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Obstetrics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Male Infertility submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: male infertility; andrology; reproductive health; testis; spermatozoa; semen analysis; TESE; mTESE; ultrasound; artificial intelligence; IVF
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Urological Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: proteomics; biomarkers; diagnosis; prediction; treatment; clinical application; technical advances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnostic Applications of Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance-Based Metabolomics
edited by Tedros Bezabeh
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; diagnosis; metabolic profiling; metabolomics; multivariate analysis; NMR spectroscopy; pattern recognition; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
edited by and Anuraag Jena
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: ulcerative colitis; Crohn’ s disease; anti-TNF; small molecules; bowel ultrasound; colonoscopy; CT enterography; biologicals; anti-integrins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Meningioma: Radiomics, Diagnosis and Management
edited by Manoj Mannil
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: meningioma; radiomics; diagnosis; management; neurosurgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Precision Theranostics in Kidney Transplantation
edited by , Longshan Liu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney transplantation; molecular diagnosis; immune repertoire; single cell sequencing; multi-omics sequencing; radiology; ultrasound; stem cell; gene and cell therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Expanding Horizons in Fascial Diagnostics and Interventions
edited by and Bradley Dean Fullerton
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound imaging; fascial pathologies; musculoskeletal function; fascial disorders; ultrasound-guided interventions; musculoskeletal care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advancements in Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Allergic Rhinitis: Current and Future Directions submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology
edited by Sameer Al Diffalha, and Shajan Peter
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: HCC: hepatocelluar carcinoma; FN-HCC: fibronudualr variant of hepatocellaur carcinoma; ST-iCC : solid-tubulocystic variant of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; EBV-LEL iCC: EBV-positive lymphoepithelioma-like intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; MCN: mucinous cystic neoplasm of liver; AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; FNH: fibronodular hyperplasia; LCH: langerhans cell histiocytosis involving gastrointestinal tract polyp
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Advances in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
edited by Elisa Montaguti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; prenatal diagnosis; NIPT; fetal echocardiography; fetal therapy; fetal MRI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in the Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
edited by Yeon Wook Kim
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: peripheral lung lesion; mediastinal disease; lung cancer; advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy; endobronchial ultrasound; diagnostic yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Perspectives in Ophthalmic Imaging submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence tomography; retinal imaging; ophthalmic imaging; OCT; diagnosis of eye diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
The Potential of Generative AI in Radiology
edited by and Judy Wawira Gichoya
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; large language models; radiology; privacy preservation; bias
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Clinical Advances and New Applications in Cardiovascular Imaging
edited by Mariola Szulik
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; cardiovascular computed tomography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; echocardiography; artificial intelligence; myocardial work; blood speckle tracking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Endoscopy-Guided Orthopedic Surgery
edited by Jwo-Luen Pao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: endoscopy-guided surgery; joint injuries; spine diseases; orthopedic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Diagnostic Markers of Genitourinary Tumors submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: genitourinary tumors; diagnostic markers; biomarkers; molecular diagnostics; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Carmen Cantisani
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; diagnosis; prognosis; markers; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Endometriosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometriosis; diagnosis; ultrasonography; recurrence; prognosis; symptoms; laparoscopy; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Diseases
edited by Dimitra D. Dionysiou and Ioannis Gallos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; artificial intelligence; biomarkers; screening/diagnosis; personalized medicine; treatment outcome; pathogenesis; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal motility disorders; diagnosis; achalasia; non-achalasia esophageal motility disorders; dyspepsia; gastroparesis; chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; irritable bowel syndrome; chronic constipation; endoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
New Developments in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Bowen’ s disease; actinic keratosis; diagnosis; biomarkers; imaging techniques; molecular diagnostics; histopathology; precision medicine; early detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Imaging Diagnosis for Bladder Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: bladder cancer; imaging diagnosis; early diagnosis; AI; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Advances in Imaging Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; pulmonary imaging; AI; machine learning; vascular; CT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
PET/CT Diagnostics and Theranostics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/CT; diagnostics; theranostics; medical imaging; development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Artificial Intelligence and Computational Methods in Cardiology
edited by Farhad Fathieh and Guennadi Saiko
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in cardiology; cardiovascular diseases; diagnostics; monitoring and screening; machine/deep learning; innovative medical devices; clinical applications; multimodal medical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
edited by Simone Appenzeller
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: systemic lupus erythematosus; laboratory tests; imaging; pathogenesis; treatment
Advances in Machine Learning for Medical Image Processing and Analysis
edited by Wei Shao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; medical image processing; diagnostic accuracy; healthcare; algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Microwave Radiometry and Quantum Computing for Brain Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave radiometry; quantum computing; brain; concussion
(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 2024 | Viewed by 74 | 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)
Nephrology: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Elio Antonucci
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney disease; nephropathy; diagnosis management; renal disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Integrative Approaches in Head and Neck Cancer Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck cancer; imaging technologies; multimodal imaging; image-guided therapy; artificial intelligence in imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Vascular Imaging: Advances, Applications, and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: vascular imaging; medical; diagnosis; prognosis; healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
An Update on Radiological Diagnosis in 2024
edited by , and Nicola Maria Lucarelli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiological diagnosis; radiological techniques; precision medicine; imaging; quantitative imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Updates on Stroke: Diagnosis and Management
edited by Joseph Domenico Gabrieli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 64 | 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 Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Congenital Hearing Loss
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital hearing loss; etiology; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: glaucoma; adherence; MIBS (minimally invasive bleb surgery); MIGS (microinvasive glaucoma surgery); artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Heart Disease—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart disease; coronary artery disease; arrhythmia; heart failure; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Selected Papers from the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Special Issue of Diagnostics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; AI; neuroscience; AI for assisted living; AI in biomedical applications; medical image analysis; clinical decision support systems (CDSSs); predictive analytics; remote patient monitoring; virtual health assistants; continuous monitoring and improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Advances in the Diagnosis of Aortic Disease
edited by James Henry Taylor
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: aortic aneurysm; aortic dissection; acute aortic syndrome; aortic imaging; aortic biomarkers; machine learning (ML); artificial intelligence (AI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Progression of Ano-Genital Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Tumors in Relation to Biomarkers
edited by Attila Louis Major
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: intraepithelial neoplasia: cervical; vaginal; vulvar; anal; high-risk human papillomavirus (hr HPV); cancer biomarkers; oncoproteins; P16; Ki-67; immunoscore; epigenetic tests; methylation; prediction of cancer progression; HPV oncogenes E6 and E7; condyloma acuminata; condylomata acuminata gigantea (Buschke– Lö wenstein tumor); molecular; immunologic; and genetic risk factors for persistent and recurrent high-risk HPV infection; anamnestic risk factors for persistent and recurrent high-risk HPV infection; non-HPV-related precancer and cancer of ano-genital organs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Deep Learning in Biomedical Signal Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; biomedical signal processing; pattern recognition; disease diagnosis; feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Clinical Classification and Prediction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; clinical classification; clinical prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
Diagnosis and Management of Dental Medicine and Surgery submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral surgery; oral medicine; implant dentistry; gerodontology; pharmacological treatments; bone regeneration; oral rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
Trauma Surgery: Diagnosis and Management
edited by and Ing-Ho Chen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma surgery; diagnosis; advanced diagnostic imaging; treatment modalities; multidisciplinary approach; trauma dynamics; timing of trauma; rehabilitation; trauma care technology; surgical interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
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