Diagnosis, Differential

"Diagnosis, Differential" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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 726 publications over 30 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	10	10
2002	0	23	23
2003	0	32	32
2004	0	20	20
2005	0	23	23
2006	0	33	33
2007	0	38	38
2008	0	33	33
2009	0	26	26
2010	0	40	40
2011	0	31	31
2012	1	39	40
2013	0	36	36
2014	0	28	28
2015	0	32	32
2016	0	42	42
2017	0	37	37
2018	0	29	29
2019	0	43	43
2020	0	20	20
2021	0	9	9
2022	0	10	10
2024	0	11	11
2025	0	13	13
2026	0	1	1

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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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Giannitto C, Ammirabile A, Carnicelli G, Lofino L, Costantino A, Natali F, Esposito AA, De Virgilio A, Casto AL, Savini G, Ugga L, Mercante G, Politi LS, Connor S. Impact of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters on Diagnostic Accuracy for Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2026 Mar; 63(3):733-747.

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Fattahi C, Ramirez K, King S, Madhani A, Karmali F, Merfeld DM, Lewis RF, Chari DA. Translation and Tilt Perceptual Thresholds Are Elevated in Meniere's Disease Compared With Vestibular Migraine. Ear Hear. 2026 Mar-Apr 01; 47(2):389-395.

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Chen ZZ, Kuhn AL. I saw the "crescent" sign: Waxing clues and waning lumen. Clin Imaging. 2025 Oct; 126:110597.

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Bhandari A, Rogers SN, Vedantham S, Wruble RJ, Udayasankar U, Ozgur H, Mushtaq R. MRI evaluation of hyperostosis frontalis interna: differentiation and diagnostic insights. Neuroradiology. 2025 Nov; 67(11):3083-3091.

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Kim-Schneider L, Pandya A, Saha D, Joshi G, Tai R. Common peroneal neuropathy due to an anatomical variant course of the fibular nerve in a patient with an accessory gastrocnemius tertius muscle. Skeletal Radiol. 2025 Dec; 54(12):2829-2832.

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Podolanczuk AJ, Hunninghake GM, Wilson KC, Khor YH, Kheir F, Pang B, Adegunsoye A, Cararie G, Corte TJ, Flanagan J, Gudmundsson G, Hariri LP, Hatabu H, Humphries SM, Kaul B, Kim JS, Konigshoff M, Kropski JA, Lee JS, Luo F, Lynch DA, Martinez FJ, Montesi SB, Moodley Y, Oldham JM, Piciucchi S, Putman RK, Richeldi L, Rosas IO, Salisbury ML, Salvatore MM, Selman M, Seo JB, Song JW, Thomson CC, Vivero M, Wain LV, Wijsenbeek M, Schwartz DA, Ryerson CJ. Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul; 211(7):1132-1155.

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Kelly D, Harvey MM, Allen RA, Ramsey DJ. Sturge-Weber syndrome causing choroidal haemangioma and serous retinal detachment: an overlooked diagnosis in a black patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 May 11; 18(5).

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Verma N, Hochhegger B, Mukhopadhyay S, Teixeira E Silva Torres PP, Mohammed TL. Acute Lung Injury. J Thorac Imaging. 2025 May 01; 40(3).

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