| CPC A61L 24/06 (2013.01) [A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01); A61K 49/04 (2013.01); A61K 49/0409 (2013.01); A61L 24/0021 (2013.01); A61L 24/02 (2013.01); A61L 24/043 (2013.01); A61L 24/046 (2013.01); C08L 83/04 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/36 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A method of embolizing the middle meningeal artery (MMA) in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
(a) forming a crosslinkable composition for vascular embolization comprising:
(i) providing a first fluid composition comprising (A) a crosslinkable polymer and (B) a first imaging agent having an average primary particle size from 80 nm to 200 nm;
(ii) providing a second fluid composition comprising (A) a crosslinker and, optionally, (B) a second imaging agent having an average primary particle size from 80 nm to 200 nm; and
(iii) mixing the first fluid composition and the second fluid composition with a dry composition, the dry composition comprising a first silica filler and, optionally, a second silica filler that is the same or different from the first silica filler;
thereby forming the crosslinkable composition, wherein the first imaging agent, the second imaging agent, the first silica filler, and the optional second silica filler are dispersed in the crosslinkable composition;
(b) preparing the crosslinkable composition for injection; and
(c) injecting the crosslinkable composition into an injection site within a vasculature of the MMA whereupon the crosslinkable composition substantially flows into and occludes a target vessel in the vasculature, and whereafter the crosslinkable composition crosslinks and forms into a solid.
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