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Spontaneous Regression of an Intracranial Aneurysm Following Remote Aneurysm Clipping: Evaluation with High-Resolution Vessel Wall MRI

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Spontaneous regression of an unruptured aneurysm is very rare. We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with an unruptured cerebral aneurysm in which spontaneous regression occurred after contralateral clipping. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging showed that the aneurysm had decreased in size and there was no evidence of thrombus.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Dong-A University Hospital, 3-1Ga, Dongdaeshin-Dong, Busan, 602-715, Republic of Korea

    Sanghyeon Kim, Myongjin Kang, Jeonghyun Jo & Dongwon Kim

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Kim, S., Kang, M., Jo, J. et al. Spontaneous Regression of an Intracranial Aneurysm Following Remote Aneurysm Clipping: Evaluation with High-Resolution Vessel Wall MRI. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 41, 660–663 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1864-1

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