The micral-test from Roche is a visually analysable urine test strip that is used for immunological detection of microalbuminuria. Thanks to a cut off level of 20 mg/l, the micral-test can detect the smallest amounts of microalbumin and, therefore, comes into use as an early clinical marker for nephropathic diagnostics and as an indicator of an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The semiquantitative microalbumin test strips are easy to manipulate and deliver test results within 1 minute.