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. 1999 Aug;155(2):411–419. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65137-1

Table 2.

Summary of Reconstructed Vascular Lesions

Case no. and block Diagnosis Total length of reconstruction (μm) Branching pattern (axial* or dichotomous) Sequence and spacing of vascular changes after branch point (N, P, C, or D × distance in μm)
1a PPH 445 Dichotomous Branch 1: C× 230, P× 200
Branch 2: P× ?
1b PPH 245 Dichotomous Branch 1: N× 35, C× 105, P× 100
Branch 2: medial hypertrophy× ?
1c PPH 170 Dichotomous Branch 1: N× 35, C× 65, P× 70
Branch 2: medial hypertrophy× ?
1d PPH 250 Dichotomous Branch 1: N× 40, C× 55, P× 80
Branch 2: N× 30, P× 145
2 PPH 260 Dichotomous Branch 1: N× 25, P× 120, D× 80
Branch 2: N× 35, P× 110, D× 80
3 Cirrhosis 410 Axial P× 400, D× ?
4 AIDS 540 Dichotomous Branch 1: N× 200, P× 70
Branch 2: N× 55, P× 200
5a Scleroderma 340 Axial N× 10, C× 50, P× 300
5b Scleroderma 340 Dichotomous Branch 1: P× 200
Branch 2: N× 35, C× 70, P× 100
6 Normal 145 Dichotomous Branch 1: N
Branch 2: N

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*Axial = A medium-sized axial pulmonary artery gives rise to a branching, smaller-sized artery.

Dichotomous = A normal-appearing vessel bifurcates into two equally sized branches.

N = Normal pulmonary artery.

C = Concentric-obliterative lesion.

P = Plexiform lesion.

D = Dilatation lesion.

? = Vessel disappears in distal sections.