title: CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of spleen: a preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to evaluate the technical feasibility, safety, and changes of platelet counts of CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of normal spleen in a porcine model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is feasible and safe to perform CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the spleen in a pig. Although further study is still required in clinical applications, this method can be a minimally invasive and effective therapeutic technique in patients with hypersplenism.
authors: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. tmatsuoka@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors: Toshiyuki
authors: T
authors: Matsuoka
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Tomohisa
authors: T
authors: Okuma
authors: Yoshimasa
authors: Y
authors: Oyama
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Nakamura
authors: Yuichi
authors: Y
authors: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed