"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.171
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diagnosis, Differential".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnosis, Differential" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnosis, Differential" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 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 | 21 | 21 |
| 2005 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2006 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2007 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2008 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2009 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2010 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2011 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2012 | 1 | 40 | 41 |
| 2013 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2014 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2015 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2016 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2017 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis, Differential" by people in Profiles.
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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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Sposato A, Mazzola MA, Kunst MM. Case 346. Radiology. 2026 Jan; 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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Harmath C, Allen BC, Turkbey B, Barker SJ, Batie D, Costa DN, Gerena M, Halpern JA, Lalani T, Whitworth P, Wright CL, Khatri G. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Hematospermia. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Nov; 22(11S):S539-S549.
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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.