Clinical Laboratory Medicine
A section of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418).
Section Information
Laboratory testing plays a vital role in healthcare, affecting approximately 80% of medical decisions. The results can majorly impact diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment monitoring if the significance of the results can be established. However, it is often difficult to interpret test results for an individual patient due to inadequate evaluation and missing clinical studies, making medical decisions subjective and highly variable. Translational research has produced many promising and innovative analytical techniques that have yet to reach the clinical stage.
The Clinical Laboratory Medicine section of Diagnostics aims to advance preclinical and clinical research on these topics. Submissions may be either translational or clinical in nature, focusing on innovative or established laboratory tests used for diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring purposes. All analytical techniques and medical specialties are welcome. We are particularly interested in the following topics:
- Clinical needs.
- Technical and analytical performance.
- Biological variation and clinical factors affecting laboratory tests.
- Interpretability of test results and distribution among healthy individuals.
- Diagnostic accuracy.
- Prognostic significance/risk factors.
- Post-analytical factors and data-processing.
- Research methods for evaluating laboratory tests or diagnostic instruments.
- Statistical data analysis.
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Diagnostic Pathology (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Pediatric Laboratory Medicine (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Cell-Based Technologies for Precision Diagnostics (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Diagnostic Applications of Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance-Based Metabolomics (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Exploring the Role of Diagnostic Biochemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Laboratory Markers of Human Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Laboratory Medicine: Extended Roles in Healthcare Delivery (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in the Laboratory Diagnosis (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- ICU Disease Diagnosis (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Hematology: Diagnostic Techniques and Assays (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Clinical Laboratory Immunology (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Recent Advances in Hematology and Oncology (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Recent Advances in Biomarkers and Technologies that Support Preventive Medicine, Improved Clinical Outcomes and Value-Based Care (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Recent Advances in Clinical Biochemical Testing (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Leukemia: Diagnosis and Management (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances and Challenges of Clinical Immunology (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Recent Advances in Clinical Biochemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Biochemical Testing Applications in Clinical Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- The Role of Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2025)