Description of Tests

The Hubbard Foundation uses a 3T MRI to test for CCSVI according to the Haacke Protocol with an additional functional MRI (fMRI) test. The testing facility is the Applied fMRI Institute in San Diego, CA. Below is a chart of the tests including the CPT codes. We do not do Doppler Ultrasound.

Updated Price: $3,500

Test Duration: approximately 120 minutes

E. Mark Haacke, PhD a world-renowned MRI physicist at Wayne State University, has compiled a series of MRI scans designed to comprehensively evaluate the cerebral venous drainage system and the status of MS lesions.

MRI Test	CPT Code	Indication
MRI Brain W/ and W/O contrast	70553	Evaluate new and old plaques
T1
3D FLAIR
3D SWI
MRA Head W/ and W/O contrast	70546	Evaluate venous anatomy flow in the venous sinuses of the brain
Flow quantification
MRA Neck W/ and W/O contrast	70549	Evaluate venous anatomy and flow in the internal jugulars and azygous veins
3D MRI (Dynamic)
Hi-res MRA
FMRI BOLD	70555	Evaluate venous undershoot in cortex
Neurofunctional imaging	96020	Activate cerebral cortex BOLD response

The catheter angiography/ venoplasty is done by our Interventional Radiologists in Del Mar, San Diego and the hospital in Rancho Bernardo, San Diego.