Table 4.
Correlation of additional thin-section CT findings of CCVW with histological findings in 30 resected lobes
| Histological findings | Additional morphological findings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only areas of CCVW with similar size and shape | Coexisting areas of CCVW with both similar and irregular types | Only areas of CCVW with irregular size and shape | Presence of less-involved subpleural parenchymal change
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| (+) | (−) | ||||
| Em (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| SRIF (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| SRIF + Em (17) | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | |
| SRIF + Em + RB (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| UIP (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| UIP + Em (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| UIP + Em + SRIF (7) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Others (ACIF + Em) (1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total (30) | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 18 |
Note: The numbers in parentheses correspond to the number of total cases for each row.
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; CCVW, clustered cysts with visible walls; Em, emphysema; SRIF, smoking-related interstitial fibrosis; RB, respiratory bronchiolitis; UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia; ACIF, airway-centered idiopathic fibrosis.