Thromboembolic Events Associated with Guglielmi Detachable Coil Embolization with Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging. Part II. Detection of the Microemboli Proximal to Cerebral Aneurysm
Akio Soedaa,
Nobuyuki Sakaia,
Kenichi Muraoa,
Hideki Sakaia,
Koji Iharaa,
Naoaki Yamadab,
Satoshi Imakitab and
Izumi Nagataa
a Department of Neurosurgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
b Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

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FIG 1. Case 9, a silent embolism in a 56-year-old man with basilar bifurcation aneurysm. A DW MR image shows small border zone infarcts in the cerebellum (1A) and occipital convexity (1B) (arrows).
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FIG 2. Case 6, a representive symptomatic embolism, in a 73-year-old woman with basilar bifurcation aneurysm. A DW MR image shows large territorial infarcts of the cerebellum (arrow).
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