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A short review describes the equipment of the ultrasonic aspirator CUSA, the microscopic and ultramicroscopic changes of brain tissue exposed to ultrasonic aspiration, as well as the indications and clinical experience in brain tumour operations.
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Brock, M., Ingwersen, I. & Roggendorf, W. Ultrasonic aspiration in neurosurgery. Neurosurg. Rev. 7, 173–177 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01780701
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