Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| CT-guided percutaneous needle injection group | Bronchoscopic injection group | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study period | Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 | Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 | ||
| Patients (n) | 15 | 22 | ||
| Age, years | 61.5 ± 12.6 | 64.4 ± 10.0 | N.S. | |
| Sex | Male | 10 | 13 | N.S. |
| Female | 5 | 9 | ||
| Tumour | size (mm) size range (mm) |
10 ± 3.4 (4.0–17.1) |
9.2 ± 3.6 (3.5–16.0) |
N.S. |
| GGN (n) Solid (n) |
12 4 |
10 13 |
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| Depth from visceral pleura | 9.9 ± 7.7 | 9.8 ± 8.1 | N.S. | |
| Localization | ||||
| Right superior lobe (S1, S2, S3) |
7 (1, 4, 2) |
6 (4, 1, 1) |
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| Right middle lobe (S4, S5) Right inferior lobe (S6, S7, S8, S9, S10) Left superior lobe (S1 + 2, S3, S4, S5) Left inferior lobe (S6, S8, S9, S10) |
1 (0, 1) 4 (0, 0, 1, 2, 1) 3 (2, 1, 0, 0) 1 (0, 0, 1, 0) |
1 (1, 0) 8 (0, 1, 2, 3, 2) 4 (3, 0, 1, 0) 4 (0, 1, 2, 1) |
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Data presented as median ± standard deviation; GGN: ground-glass nodule; Jan: January; Dec: December; S1: apical segment; S2: posterior segment; S3: anterior segment; right S4: lateral segment; right S5: medial segment; S6: superior segment; right S7: medial-basal segment; right S8: anterior-basal segment; S9: lateral segment; S10: posterior-basal segment; S1 + 2: apico-posterior segment; left S4: superior lingular segment; left S5: inferior lingular segment; left S8: anteriomedial basal segment; N.S.: not significant