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Having 2 out of 5 possible kinds of venous abnormalities means that you have CCSVI per Dr. Zamboni's criteria.

Donnchadh

- Intermittent retrograde flow in the J1 segment of the right IJV and
the J1 and J2 segments of the left IJV.

Do you know where I can find the criteria?

How do I know which 2 criteria I have 'met'?

LET ME TRY TO INTERPRET THIS INTO ENGLISH FOR YOU. MY TRANSLATION WILL FOLLOW PART OF THE REPORT IN ALLCAPS


REPORT


SUPINE STUDY:

Right IJV Cross-sectional area: 17.5mm^2
Left IJV Cross-sectional area: 30.5mm^2

IN THE LYING DOWN POSITION, THE LAB HAS MEASURED THE AREA OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE JUGULAR VEIN. AS YOU CAN SEE THE AREA OF THE LEFT IS ALMOST TWICE THAT OF THE RIGHT. HOWEVER COMPARISON OF RIGHT AND LEFT DO NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANCE. COMPARISON OF LYING DOWN AND SITTING UP IS IMPORTANT.

Prominent echogenic bands in the J1 segment of the left IJV
ECHOGENIC BANDS ARE SOUND REFLECTIONS OF TISSUE, IT COULD BE BANDS, ABNORMAL VALVES, SEPTATIONS, ETC THIS IS A B-MODE ABNORMALITY


Intermittent retrograde flow in the J2 segment of the left IJV
PERIODIC FLOW BACK UP TOWARD THE HEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUGULAR VEIN. THIS IS ABNORMAL. WE CALL IT REFLUX.

Normal antegrade flow in the right IJV, vertebral, and deep cerebral veins.
BUT THAT REVERSED FLOW ONLY OCCURS IN THE LEFT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN. THE OTHER MEASURED VEINS HAVE FLOW IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION. THIS ZAMBONI CRITERIA IS MET WHEN ANY OF THE VEINS FLOW BACKWARD. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT IN MORE THAN ONE OF THE VEINS.



UPRIGHT STUDY: USUALLY DONE SITTING UP, NOT STANDING.

Right IJV Cross-sectional area: 21.4mm^2 (change from supine= -3.9mm^2

THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UPRIGHT AND LYING DOWN ON THE RIGHT (ALSO KNOWN AS DELTA CSA). WHEN YOU SUBTRACT THE UPRIGHT FROM THE SUPINE AND GET A NEGATIVE NUMBER, THAT MEANS THAT THE CSA IS LARGER UPRIGHT THAN SUPINE. NORMALLY THE VEIN GETS SMALLER WHEN YOU ARE UPRIGHT BECAUSE THE FLOW NORMALLY GOES THROUGH THE VERTEBRAL VEIN WHEN SITTING AND STANDING.

Left IJV Cross-sectional area: 4.8mm^2(change from supine= +25.7mm^2
THIS IS WHAT IS NORMALLY SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THE VEIN IS BIGGER SUPINE THAN UPRIGHT.

Normal antegrade flow in the IJV and vertebral veins

ANTEGRADE FLOW MEANS THAT THE FLOW IN THE VEIN IS BACK TO THE HEART. tHIS IS THE DIRECTION VENOUS BLOOD IS SUPPOSED TO GO.

Retrograde flow in the deep cerebral veins
THE FLOW IN THE DEEP CEREBRAL VEINS IS GOING BACK TOWARD THE HEAD. THIS IS NOT WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN;. THIS IS ABNORMAL. THIS IS THE PART OF THE TEST THAT IS DONE WITH THE PROBE AGAINST THE TEMPLE OR NEAR THE EAR. IT IS CALLED TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER.


INTERPRETATION:

1. Criteria for CCSVI 4/5 (qualifying factor for CCSVI is 2/5)
THE FIVE CRITERIA ARE
1. REVERSAL OF FLOW IN AN IJV OR VERTEBRAL VEIN (YOU HAVE THIS)
2. REVERSAL OF FLOW IN THE DEEP CEREBRAL VEINS (YOU HAVE THIS)
3. ABSENCE OF FLOW FOR PART OF THE VASCULAR CYCLE(YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS)
4. A NEGATIVE DELTA OF CSA (YOU HAVE THIS)
5. B-MODE ABNORMALITIES LIKE STENOSES, THICK VALVES, (YOU HAVE THIS)

I hope this helps[/b]

Catlady,

Here is my full report translated by Dr. Sclafani. It explains everything very well and you should be able to use the information to make sense of yours: