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. 2019 Apr;31(2):329–338. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.02.07

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Characteristics of visually-assessed qualitative CT imaging features between IPAs and non-IPAs both in training and testing cohorts

Characteristics Training cohort Testing cohort
IPAs Non-IPAs P IPAs Non-IPAs P
CT, computer tomography; IPA, invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Lesion size (cm)
[median (25%, 75%)]
1.90 (1.30, 2.30) 1.50 (0.95, 2.13) 0.063 1.70 (1.50, 2.40) 1.05 (0.75, 1.93) 0.019
Solid component size (cm)
[median (25%, 75%)]
0.86 (0.37, 1.16) 0.45 (0, 0.72) 0.021 0.78 (0.47, 0.84) 0 (0, 0.58) 0.003
Solid component proportion
[median (25%, 75%)]
0.46 (0.27, 0.55) 0.29 (0, 0.48) 0.029 0.42 (0.24, 0.60) 0 (0, 0.28) 0.003
Shape [n (%)] 0.129 0.210
 Round 14 (35.90) 18 (60.00) 10 (58.82) 9 (64.29)
 Lobular 10 (25.64) 4 (13.33) 5 (29.41) 1 (7.14)
 Irregular 15 (38.46) 8 (26.67) 2 (11.76) 4 (28.57)
Lesion location [n (%)] 0.329 0.766
 Superior lobe 30 (76.92) 20 (66.67) 8 (47.06) 8 (57.14)
 Middle lobe 4 (10.26) 2 (6.67) 2 (11.76) 2 (14.29)
 Interior lobe 5 (12.82) 8 (26.67) 7 (41.18) 4 (28.57)
Margin [n (%)] 0.133 0.020
 Blurred 9 (23.08) 13 (43.33) 5 (29.41) 2 (14.29)
 Spiculation 13 (33.33) 5 (16.67) 7 (41.18) 1 (7.14)
 Smooth 17 (43.59) 12 (40.00) 5 (29.41) 11 (78.57)
Pleural indentation [n (%)] 0.010 0.011
 Yes 21 (53.85) 25 (83.33) 7 (41.18) 12 (85.71)
 No 18 (46.15) 5 (16.67) 10 (58.82) 2 (14.29)
Dilated bronchioles [n (%)] 0.217 0.409
 Yes 9 (23.08) 11 (36.67) 6 (35.29) 7 (50.00)
 No 30 (76.92) 19 (63.33) 11 (64.71) 7 (50.00)
Vessel dilatation [n (%)] 0.067 0.087
 Yes 3 (7.69) 7 (23.33) 1 (5.88) 4 (28.57)
 No 36 (92.31) 23 (76.67) 16 (94.12) 10 (71.43)