Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with peripheral lung nodules undergoing robotic bronchoscopic nCLE imaging

Variable	Value
Total patients	20
Age (mean, SD)	63.5 ±11
Sex
Male	10
Female	10
Final diagnosis
Malignant	17
NSCLC Adenocarcinoma	8
Carcinoid	4
Melanoma	2
NSCLC squamous cell carcinoma	1
Renal cell carcinoma	1
Thyroid carcinoma	1
Non-malignant	2
Lymphoplastmatic infiltrate	1
Benign granulomatous reaction	1
Indeterminate	1
Lesion size (median largest diameter in mm, range)	14.5 (8–28)
< 20 mm	16
> 20 mm	4
Lesion localization
Right upper lobe	4
Right middle lobe	3
Right lower lobe	2
Left upper lobe	6
Left lower lobe	5
Bronchus sign on CT-scan
Present	12
Absent	8
Bronchoscopic radial EBUS signal
Eccentric	13
Concentric	6
Absent	1