1. Cerebral microembolization during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with the Symmetry aortic connector device 
Mona Skjelland, MD, Jacob Bergsland, MD, Runar Lundblad, MD, PhD, Per Snorre Lingaas, MD, Kjell Arne Rein, MD, PhD, Steinar Halvorsen, MD, Jan L. Svennevig, MD, PhD, Erik Fosse, MD, PhD, Rainer Brucher, PhD, David Russell, MD, PhD, FRCPE 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 130, Issue 6, Pages (December 2005)
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2. Figure 1
A solid microemboli (white) entering the middle cerebral artery during OPCAB with the Symmetry connector. The reflection of ultrasound was greater at insonation of 2.5 MHz (bottom) compared with that at 2.0 MHz (top).
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3. Figure 2
A burst of multiple gaseous microemboli in the middle cerebral artery during a proximal vein graft anastomosis with the Symmetry connector system.
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