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FIG 3. Study animal 6, 1-month implant.

A, Anteroposterior digital subtraction angiogram of the brachiocephalic artery shows a narrow-necked 4-mm-wide 7-mm-high aneurysm (black arrow).

B, Anteroposterior digital subtraction angiogram obtained immediately after embolization with a single complex coil and two hydrogel devices shows dense packing of the aneurysm dome, with persistent flow at the aneurysm neck (straight white arrow).

C, Anteroposterior digital subtraction angiogram obtained 1 month after embolization shows progressive occlusion of the aneurysm cavity, with the neck now occluded (curved white arrow).

D, Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification, x2.5. Coronal section obtained through the aneurysm cavity. The sac is nearly completely filled with hydrogel, which stains as faint, violet-colored, reticular material. There is a small amount of organizing thrombus near the dome (arrow).