So, here's a slightly random question ..if anyone here who can answer it for me.
I'm due to have an MRI scan - brain and cervical spine [neck] - in a couple of weeks. My neuro (nice chap, phew) said I could have one if I wanted. (we tend not to have them regularly here in the UK, like the U.S. does/can) He thought it might be an idea for me to have one, following a recent scary relapse from which I'm thankfully now recovering, just to compare with my first/old one more than anything I think). My question is: Would a standard MRI nowadays show internal jugular veins (IJVs) ..or not? I haven't had an MRI for about 15yrs, which was used for diagnosis, and I don't know if they're now better defined or show more detail etc than they used to back in the day! Or perhaps IJVs only show up on scans done for the purpose of specifically imaging veins in particular? (ie CCSVI-type scans, dopplers etc). Was just wondering whether I'd be able to peek to see what's going on with my IJVs on the scan images when I see them on screen at the follow-up appt afterwards. Thanks all. (see? told you it was a random question!)