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Review of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound to Detect Microemboli during Orthopedic Surgery

B.S. Silbert, L.A. Evered, D.A. Scott, S. Rahardja, R.P. Gerraty and P.F. Choong
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2014, 35 (10) 1858-1863; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3688
B.S. Silbert
aFrom the Department of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S., S.R.), Centre for Anaesthesia and Cognitive Function, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
bDepartment of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School
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L.A. Evered
aFrom the Department of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S., S.R.), Centre for Anaesthesia and Cognitive Function, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
bDepartment of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School
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D.A. Scott
aFrom the Department of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S., S.R.), Centre for Anaesthesia and Cognitive Function, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
bDepartment of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School
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S. Rahardja
aFrom the Department of Anaesthesia (B.S.S., L.A.E., D.A.S., S.R.), Centre for Anaesthesia and Cognitive Function, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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R.P. Gerraty
dEpworth Healthcare (R.P.G.), Richmond, Victoria, Australia
eDepartment of Medicine (R.P.G.), Epworth HealthCare, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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P.F. Choong
cDepartment of Surgery (P.F.C.), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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