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Reply To: What tests can I get to investigate possible CCSVI?

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › CCSVI › What tests can I get to investigate possible CCSVI? › Reply To: What tests can I get to investigate possible CCSVI?

June 23, 2012 at 10:17 pm #2478
tonkadu
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Hi POTS, my wife was tested for CCSVI at Stanford and the Hubbard Foundation in San Diego. Those facilities both use a functional 3T MRI/MRV/MRA to image the anatomy of your vessels (with particular focus on internal jugulars and azygos), but also test the flow of blood through those vessels as well. Stanford, and others, also perform an ultrasound of the neck area, not transcranial. There are some facilities that use only MRI or only ultrasound. I am not aware of any that use CT, but I haven’t looked everywhere.

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