Insertion of a tiny metal coil into a bleeding aneurysm in the brain appears safer in the long run for some patients than a more-established treatment that requires brain surgery, researchers find.
FILL THE VOID. Using a catheter, a doctor can thread a springy platinum wire into an aneurysm protruding from a blood vessel (left and middle images).
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