A novel treatment for emphysema in a porcine model: extracorporeal radiofrequency
<b>Radiofrequency treatment significantly reduces emphysema in large animals, offering a promising nonsurgical approach to lung volume reduction. This safe and minimally invasive method shows potential to improve outcomes for patients with severe emphysema.</b> https://bit.ly/3YA6Lg8.
Authors
- Taketo Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-1985)
- Kim Wolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9080-4720)
- Don D. Sin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-6643)
- Mai Tsutsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-2051)
- Evan Goodacre
- Laura Mowbray
- Dragoş M. Vasilescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-4365)
- Edmond Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-4490)
- Eran Elizur
- Corey Myrdal
- Sha He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-4043)
- Yuki Tajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-0227)
- Chung Yan Cheung
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00231-2025
- Primary Topic
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Mitacs