Preliminary evaluation of the sural nerve using 22-MHz ultrasound: A new approach for evaluation of diabetic cutaneous neuropathy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Fang ^a   Zhu, Jiaan ^a   Wei, Mei ^a   Bao, Yuqian ^a   Hu, Bing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURAL NERVE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; ROC CURVE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 84860473478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032730     Document Type: Article

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