Table 3.
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.