Table I. Section attributes from proximal to distal.
Segment no. | No. of sites or hpf/section | Perimeter (mm)* | Equivalent diameter (cm)* | Sites ≥15 eosinophils/hpf | Sites ≥15 eosinophils/hpf† | Sites ≥20 eosinophils/hpf | Sites ≥20 eosinophils/hpf† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3B | 46 | 24.8 | 0.79 | 3 | 6.5% | 3 | 6.5% |
3B | 48 | 25.9 | 0.83 | 6 | 12.5% | 5 | 10.4% |
3C | 69 | 37.3 | 1.19 | 5 | 7.2% | 3 | 4.3% |
3C | 65 | 35.1 | 1.12 | 4 | 6.2% | 3 | 4.6% |
3D | 66 | 35.6 | 1.13 | 5 | 7.6% | 1 | 1.5% |
3D | 64 | 34.6 | 1.10 | 4 | 6.3% | 2 | 3.1% |
3E | 116 | 62.6 | 1.99 | 15 | 12.9% | 8 | 6.9% |
3E | 117 | 63.2 | 2.01 | 6 | 5.1% | 5 | 4.3% |
2Y | 55 | 29.7 | 0.95 | 13 | 23.6% | 7 | 12.7% |
2Y | 56 | 30.2 | 0.96 | 17 | 30.4% | 8 | 14.3% |
2X | 98 | 52.9 | 1.68 | 37 | 37.8% | 25 | 25.5% |
2X | 95 | 51.3 | 1.63 | 40 | 42.1% | 26 | 27.4% |
2W | 56 | 30.2 | 0.96 | 33 | 58.9% | 24 | 42.9% |
2W | 61 | 32.9 | 1.05 | 38 | 62.3% | 32 | 52.5% |
2U | 69 | 37.3 | 1.19 | 60 | 87.0% | 55 | 79.7% |
2U | 68 | 36.7 | 1.17 | 59 | 86.8% | 53 | 77.9% |
2T | 66 | 35.6 | 1.13 | 38 | 57.6% | 29 | 43.9% |
Total | 1215 | 383 | 31.5% | 289 | 23.8% |
Perimeter = Number of sites × field of view (0.54 mm); equivalent diameter = perimeter/π.
Fifteen eosinophils/hpf = 65 eosinophils/mm2; 20 eosinophils/hpf = 87 eosinophils/mm2.