Medical Devices
Michigan neuropathy screening instrument offers a reliable test for diabetic neuropathy
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, August 27th, 2006
According to a study from Iran, "The reliability and accuracy of the Michigan neuropathy screening instrument (MNSI) have been discussed recently. As a result of the difficulties of performing and analyzing nerve biopsy as a standard diagnostic test, electromyography and neuronography is used as the best alternative diagnostic procedure. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of the test characteristics and cut-off point of MNSI scoring for the diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy."
A. Moghtaderi and colleagues working...
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