Diagnosis, Differential

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Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.

Descriptor ID	D003937
MeSH Number(s)	E01.171
Concept/Terms	Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Differential Diagnosis Diagnoses, Differential Differential Diagnoses

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnosis, Differential [E01.171]

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Bar chart showing 736 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 43 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	18	18
1997	0	9	9
1998	0	9	9
1999	0	10	10
2000	0	20	20
2001	0	11	11
2002	0	22	22
2003	0	31	31
2004	0	21	21
2005	0	23	23
2006	0	33	33
2007	0	37	37
2008	0	34	34
2009	0	28	28
2010	0	40	40
2011	0	31	31
2012	1	40	41
2013	0	33	33
2014	0	28	28
2015	0	31	31
2016	0	39	39
2017	0	38	38
2018	0	29	29
2019	0	43	43
2020	0	20	20
2021	0	9	9
2022	0	11	11
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	12	12
2025	0	15	15
2026	0	9	9

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Wenzl FA, Schweiger V, Smolle MA, Zech D, Akhmedov A, Wang P, Lapikova-Bryhinska T, Wang Y, Liberale L, Santos K, Ilina Y, Kraler S, Bergmann A, Kaufmann P, Kahles F, von Eckardstein A, Roffi M, Räber L, Cammann VL, Ghadri JR, Di Vece D, Lüscher TF, Templin C. Takotsubo syndrome diagnosis: the biomarker-based BioTAK score. Eur Heart J. 2026 Nov 06; 47(41):6166-6179.

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Liu NM, Woods AL, Carney BW, Jiang Y, Abidi HH, Graves CE, Campbell MJ. Adrenal Tumors Identified on Abdominal Imaging in Breast Cancer Patients: Benign Incidentalomas or Metastatic Disease? J Surg Res. 2026 Nov; 327:216-221.

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Thomann J, Cowart HL, Movahedi B, Reddy D. Cholangioblastic variant of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in a young adult with situs inversus totalis. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Aug 28; 19(8).

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Tarar N, Shireen Kanamgode S, Summers S. Persistent hypoxia with mosaic attenuation despite negative CT pulmonary angiography in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Aug 17; 19(8).

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Sposato A, Mazzola MA, Kunst MM. Case 346: ?-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Encephalitis. Radiology. 2026 May; 319(2):e251976.

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Hall RR, Baccei S, Jadhav N, Most MJ. Nodular fasciitis with intra-articular presentation within the knee. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Apr 21; 19(4).

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Konkol SB, Huang Y, Ma SF, Humphries SM, Lynch DA, Paul T, Malik N, Strickland E, Mannem H, Oldham JM, Adegunsoye A, Newton CA, Oh A, Martinez F, Sperling AI, Kim JS, Noth I. The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 in Distinguishing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis From Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Chest. 2026 Jul; 170(1):157-168.

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Inger JA, Azzo C, Dwyer KH, Chernoguz A, Driver L. Sigmoid Volvulus in a Healthy Adolescent Male. R I Med J (2013). 2026 Mar 02; 109(3):7-9.

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Sposato A, Mazzola MA, Kunst MM. Case 346. Radiology. 2026 01; 318(1):e251975.

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Soleimani S, Kamel IR, Chang KJ, Bartel TB, Bhosale PR, Cash BD, Chernyak V, Felker RA, Gupta A, Lo HS, Magnetta M, Shih RD, Yacoub JH, Fowler KJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Left Upper Quadrant Pain. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Nov; 22(11S):S481-S491.

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