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- Safety of Unilateral Endovascular Occlusion of the Cervical Segment of the Vertebral Artery without Antecedent Balloon Test Occlusion
The safety of unilateral vertebral artery occlusion without prior balloon test occlusion was retrospectively assessed in 59 patients who underwent postprocedure CT or MR imaging. No patients had clinical or imaging evidence of postprocedural infarctions. Both dominant and non-dominant vertebral arteries were safely occluded.