No signal in jugular vein?

[jbbrown15]

Has anyone else had an MRV show that one of their jugular veins basically isn't working?  I'm waiting to talk to my neuro-opthamologist, who ordered the test.  I'm wondering if it is related to my AN or if I could be just that unlucky to have 2 independent brain issues by the time I'm 35.  I don't know enough about anatomy to know if the AN (still 2.5+ cms) could be putting pressure on my jugular vein.  They are both on the same side of my head.

Please let me know if you have any experience with this.  I'd be very interested to hear what treatment people have had.

Just to clarify, I never had brain surgery or an iv in my jugular.  I have radiation for the AN and the only other surgery I've had was a c-section wtih an epidural. 

Jean

[leapyrtwins]

I have never heard of this.

BTW, what is a MRV?

Jan

[Jim Scott]

I have never heard of this.

BTW, what is a MRV?

Jan ~ 

I copied this from a medical website and thought it would be informative.

An MRV is a type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to visualize veins.  The MRV uses the same machine as an MRI, but a special computer software allows it to only extract generated-by-blood images, as it flows through the veins. These images give doctors a rough idea of whether blood flow through a vein of interest is affected by blood clots or other disease processes.

Jim