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going for my ct-scan today of jugular and azygos veins. According to Dr. Dake from what others have said, this is the BEST alternative if you can not find a radiologist to properly perform and read the dopplar scans

SIGNED up last week - im ready to go!

found this from Wikipedia - might be helpful: Venography (also called phlebography) is a procedure in which an x-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the bone marrow or veins. It is the Gold standard for diagnosing acute deep venous thrombosis and chronic cereb...

dont be discouraged! i've had 2 dopplar scans done - 1 of neck and 1 transcranial color ddopplar. both came back negative BUT the tech has to know whaat they are looking for. over thge weeken i posted about a VENOGRAPHY andd last week i postedd about a CT-Scan. read those threads they may help you o...

this is from wikipedia - i know it's not Zamboni's protocol but is something very serious to look at if u get a dr that does not follow the prottools for dopplar scans, MRV, or like me with a DBS and its very hard to get an MRV - Venography (also called phlebography) is a procedure in which an x-ray...

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thanks very much that is some greaat info to know. ill pass it on to my neuro

good luck to you costume! my best friend in college was from Greece.........he was so funny.

printed all of zamboni's papers and email them to him. I think the dr thinks it's just going to be a routine check...............well u and i both know it isnt. I just want a dr to sit and read the protocol and follow it according to Zamboni.

Costume, thnx for the info. the dr did a color doppler of my neck and transcranial color doppler. Like I said before I do not believe (i know) the dr did not follow proper protocol.........im seeking out all my avenues.

can anyone tell me if a CT-SCAN would be able to show CCSVI? I have a Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) for my hand tremors from MS, therefore it is very diffficult to find someone / somewhere that can give me an MRV? I just know I have stenosis, but the dr I have been to is not following Zamboni's prroto...

THIS IS LEETZ...THANK YOU MARK!!!! WONDERFUL JOB...well they said no stenosis..lol...

#1--testing was done on a 1.5T by a TECH!!!!

Is that a 1.5 Tessla MRV? I have a brain implant so can't use a standard MRI.

Could a CT-Scan show the same images?

AJ