The Use of Doppler Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-120

  McDonald, Sandy ^a   Iceton, J Blake ^a  

^a Barrie Vascular Imaging   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCSVI, multiple sclerosis; Doppler ultrasound; Zamboni criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; BRAIN VEIN; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS REFLUX;

CEREBRAL VEINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84861503148     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: 15579808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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