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Progressive Spontaneous Resolution of an Anterior Communicating Artery Berry Aneurysm Following Radiation Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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  1. Radiology Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Troy Wooding

  2. Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

    Constantine Phatouros

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Wooding, T., Phatouros, C. Progressive Spontaneous Resolution of an Anterior Communicating Artery Berry Aneurysm Following Radiation Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clin Neuroradiol 28, 289–292 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-017-0611-y

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