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. 2013 Apr;86(1024):20120209. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20120209

Table 3.

CT findings seen in 143 lobes of 24 immunocompromised patients

Findings RUL RML RLL LUL Lingula LLL Total
Lesion extent 17 (23) 20 (24) 19 (24) 21 (24) 20 (24) 19 (24) 116 (143)
Bronchiectasis 11 (23) 17 (24) 9 (24) 15 (24) 15 (24) 9 (24) 76 (143)
Small opacity
Ill-defined nodule
 Cavity (−) 8 (23) 12 (24) 14 (24) 9 (24) 12 (24) 15 (24) 70 (143)
 Cavity (+) 6 (23) 1 (24) 1 (24) 1 (24) 2 (24) 4 (24) 15 (143)
Well-defined nodule
 Cavity (−) 4 (23) 4 (24) 4 (24) 5 (24) 4 (24) 7 (24) 28 (143)
 Cavity (+) 1 (23) 0 (24) 0 (24) 0 (24) 0 (24) 0 (24) 1 (143)
Large opacity
1–2 cm
 Cavity (−) 9 (23) 7 (24) 5 (24) 4 (24) 7 (24) 4 (24) 36 (143)
 Cavity (+) 2 (23) 0 (24) 0 (24) 2 (24) 1 (24) 0 (24) 5 (143)
>2 cm
 Cavity (−) 2 (23) 5 (24) 2 (24) 3 (24) 6 (24) 2 (24) 20 (143)
 Cavity (+) 5 (23) 2 (24) 1 (24) 8 (24) 6 (24) 3 (24) 25 (143)

LLL, left lower lobe; LUL, left upper lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RUL, right upper lobe.

Number in parenthesis indicates the number of lobes evaluated in the 24 patients.