Table 2.
Imaging
| Patient no. | Number of abscesses | Size of abscess (cm) | Location of abscess | Imaging technique | Percutaneous aspiration | Resolution (months)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CT | MRI | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6 × 8 | R | √ | √ | + | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 × 10 | R | √ | √ | – | + | 2, remnant |
| 3 | 1 | 9 × 12 | R | √ | √ | – | + | 3, smaller |
| 4 | 1 | 3 × 6 | R | √ | √ | – | − | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 7 × 10 | R | √ | √ | – | + | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 4 × 4 | L | √ | √ | – | + | 2 |
| 1 × 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 5 × 6 | R | √ | √ | – | + | 6, remnant |
| 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | − | – | |
| 9 | 1 | 9 × 9 | R | √ | – | + | ND | |
| 10 | 2 | 8 × 6 | R + L | √ | √ | – | + | 4 |
| 2 × 2 | ||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 7 × 9 | L | √ | √ | √ | + | 6 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 × 7 | R | √ | – | – | − | 10, remnant |
| 13 | 1 | 6 × 9 | R | √ | √ | – | + | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | 5.3 × 3 | R + L | √ | √ | – | + | – |
| Total | Usually 1 abscess | Average 6 × 8.75 | Mostly right lobe | – | – | – | 11/14 | 2–10 |
CT = computed tomography; L = left; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; R = right; US = ultrasound.