Table I.

Characteristics of the study groups.

A, MPM patients (n=47)
Patient characteristics	n (%)
Age (mean age ± SD), in years	65.2±9.6
Gender
Male	38 (80.9)
Female	9 (19.1)
Histology
Epithelioid	31 (66.0)
Sarcomatoid	6 (12.8)
Biphasic	4 (8.5)
Desmoplastic	1 (2.1)
Unknown	5 (10.6)
Stage
I	9 (19.2)
II	10 (21.3)
III	9 (19.2)
IV	19 (40.3)
B, Non-malignant patients (n=29)
Patient characteristics	n (%)
Age (mean age ± SD), in years	70.1±11.1
Gender
Male	22 (75.9)
Female	7 (24.1)
CT findings
Benign asbestos pleurisy	3 (10.3)
Plaque	5 (17.2)
Tuberculosis (TB) pleurisy	1 (3.5)
Infectious (non-TB) pleurisy	1 (3.5)
Chronic pleurisy	6 (20.7)
Pleural thickening	12 (41.3)
Pleural effusion	1 (3.5)

MPM, malignant pleural mesothelioma.