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Published online 2 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021001-2
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Ultrasound filters fat from blood
Surgery aid could reduce post-operative brain damage.
A new filter fires ultrasound at tiny tubes of blood to separate out blobs of fat. The device could stop fat getting into the brain during heart surgery, say its Swedish developers.
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