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...“Our data set includes a number of ultrasound parameters not included in the Zamboni definitions,” explains A/Prof Chambers. “We intend to apply advanced statistical methods to determine which if any ultrasound variables are more prevalent in MS. Our results in healthy controls will also provide ...

The FDA has just approved the use of the special software & equipment that Dr. Zamboni’s team helped develop for evaluating blood flow in the deep cerebral veins (DCVs). This part of the evaluation is one of the five criteria used to determine CCSVI. This software is a huge improvement over trad...

Cleveland Clinic acknowledges the need for standardization in the use of ultrasound doppler to evaluate for CCSVI. Sonographers performing this exam need to be properly trained in this specialty to ensure an accurate diagnosis. We appreciate Cleveland Clinic’s efforts to help bring attention to appl...

Lanie, I agree, it is important for patients to know what they are getting (as per your first post). There are several recent papers showing negative US findings in patients with MS. This maybe due several factors including not performing the study as per Zamboni's protocol, operator error and inex...

should I assume that his exam wasn't done properly..... if they identified 3/5 criteria, then there is enough evidence that CCSVI is present. with respect to the discussion above and the time and thoroughness of the study, it depends on what you are doing the study for and how it will affect you de...

[quote="jackiejay"]should I assume that his exam wasn't done properly.....[/quote I can only tell you what the training includes to have a complete evaluation. I can not comment on exams done by another facility not being present or seeing the images. I have heard that 15-20 minute exams a...

although my son's doppler ultrasound was fairly quickly done...one of his qualifying criteria was "abnormal flow in the deep cerebral veins"... 20 minutes for CCSVI doppler?! Just doing the deep cerebral veins for reflux takes up to 20 minutes by itself. As a sonographer certified in this...

Ultrasound is used as a method to "rule out" DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis (a.k.a. blood clot). This is a common exam done in hospitals and clinics. We can see immediately the characteristics of a blood clot and follow protocol to rule out or prove a blood clot is present. We evaluate compress...

Lanie, what are the challenges with measuring the deep cerebral veins? Did it take you a while to become consistent at those? Dr. Sclafani has just mentioned that the consensus between Dr. Zamboni and 47 experts at the ISNVD conference these last few days was that the Zamboni criteria will now be r...

Lanie, He was tested using the Zamboni protocol (seated and supine positions) at the Barrie clinic in Ontario....criteria met for CCSVI..3/5....perhaps they have a speedy way of doing it... Jackie Jackiejay, Most of our patients travel a great distance to see us and all of our patients deserve the ...

my son's doppler ultrasound took at the most 20 minutes.....is that normally the amount of time needed to do this exam? Jackiejay, The Zamboni protocol is approximately 2 hours with the patient in both the supine & seated position. The exam evaluates the full internal jugular, valve, deep cereb...

Hi Lanie, What is the current number of pwMS that have met 3 of 5 Zamboni criteria at your facility? Thanks! Formyruca, We have evaluated hundreds of people for CCSVI - approximately 98% of patients meet 2 or more out of the 5 criteria for a positive diagnosis. I don’t have access to the full break...

civickiller wrote:does anyone know if PI has somebody there trained in the full zamboni protocal? or what clinics do?

Lanie, where are you preforming these test?

Civickiller,

I perform the test at CCSVI-Atlanta.

Lanie

I am not sure if this is true, but I heard it has to be on a the new Siemens Ultrasound Machine with special software, for the CCSVI protocol testing. Is this true? CD CD, to obtain the most accurate results using the Zamboni protocol we use an Esaote system that has CCSVI specific software and a s...

The technician in Barrie told me that she had a way of checking that the azygous was open using the doppler ultrasound. I am a Dr Siskin patient and he couldn't find my azygous but Angela said I did have one and that I had bloodflow through it! Hooch, the azygos, as well as other veins in the chest...