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Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization

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This section provides a comprehensive procedural report for brain arteriovenous malformation embolization procedure with up-to-date explanatory notes, synopsis of the indications and contraindications, and potential complications in an organized and practical format.

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Abbreviations

BAVM:

Brain arteriovenous malformation

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, 258 Colonnade Drive, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA

    Houssein Darwish

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 10017 2020, Lebanon

    Mohammed Al-Garnawee

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Tarek P. Sunna

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Med. Center Department of Radiology, NY, New York, USA

    Bedros Taslakian

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Aghiad Al-Kutoubi

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

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Darwish, H., Al-Garnawee, M., Sunna, T.P. (2016). Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization. In: Taslakian, B., Al-Kutoubi, A., Hoballah, J. (eds) Procedural Dictations in Image-Guided Intervention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40845-3_140

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