New blinded MRV study from Stanford compares normals and pwMS -- "These results indicate that patients with MS have greater IJV flattening and a trend toward more non-IJV collaterals than healthy subjects."


Extracranial Venous Drainage Patterns in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Controls
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CCSVI hypothesizes an association between impaired extracranial venous drainage and MS. Published sonographic criteria for CCSVI are controversial, and no MR imaging data exist to support the CCSVI hypothesis. Our purpose was to evaluate possible ...