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Endovascular Treatment of Wide-Neck Intracranial Aneurysms Using the Novel Contour Neurovascular System: 5-Year Follow-Up

Howra Ktayen, Christopher Yusuf Akhunbay-Fudge, Atul Kumar Tyagi, Kenan Deniz and Tufail Patankar
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8641
Howra Ktayen
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (H.K., C.Y.A.-F., A.K.T., K.D.), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Christopher Yusuf Akhunbay-Fudge
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (H.K., C.Y.A.-F., A.K.T., K.D.), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Atul Kumar Tyagi
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (H.K., C.Y.A.-F., A.K.T., K.D.), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Kenan Deniz
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (H.K., C.Y.A.-F., A.K.T., K.D.), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Tufail Patankar
bInterventional Neuroradiology (T.P.), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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