New publication from Buffalo: doppler ultrasound shows more intraluminal (inside the vein) malformations in pwMS than healthy controls. MRV shows more about collateral veins rerouting bloodflow. Used together, they give a good picture of CCSVI--what is interesting in this study was that progressive MS showed more extraluminal (outside the vein) abnormalities than non-progressive MS.


Intra- and Extraluminal Structural and Functional Venous Anomalies in Multiple Sclerosis, as Evidenc
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a vascular condition characterized by anomalies of the main extracranial cerebrospinal venous routes that interfere with normal venous outflow. Research into CCSVI will determine its sensitivity ...