This 76 y/o male was referred for MRI/MRA for evaluation of vertigo. Selected images from his MRA shown above demonstrate a tip of the basilar artery aneurysm. Contrast angiography confirmed the finding and did not reveal any additional aneurysms. The patient was referred for Guglielmi coil embolization.
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