Table 3.
Computed Tomography (CT) Chest Findings and results.
CT findings (No. of Patients: 42) | ||
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Distribution of the lesions | No. | % |
Peripheral | 27 | 64.3 |
Central | 1 | 2.4 |
Peripheral and Central | 12 | 28.6 |
Neither peripheral or centrala | 2 | 4.8 |
Lobes | ||
Right upper lobe | 39 | 92.9 |
Right middle lobe | 35 | 83.3 |
Right lower lobe | 39 | 92.9 |
Left upper lobe | 39 | 92.9 |
Left lower lobe | 39 | 90.5 |
No. of lobes | ||
1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 2.4 |
3 | 2 | 4.8 |
4 | 3 | 7.1 |
5 | 34 | 85.7 |
Appearance of the lesions | ||
Ground-glass opacity | 15 | 35.7 |
Consolidation | 0 | 0 |
Ground-glass opacity with consolidation | 25 | 59.5 |
No abnormalitiesa | 2 | 4.8 |
Specific signs | ||
“Crazy-paving” pattern | 24 | 57.1 |
Air bronchogram sign | 11 | 26.2 |
Architectural distortion | 12 | 28.6 |
Fibrous stripes | 21 | 50 |
Subpleural lines | 15 | 35.7 |
Vascular thickening | 10 | 23.8 |
Nodules | 1 | 2.4 |
Extrapulmonary manifestations | ||
Mediastinal enlarged lymph node Pleural effusion |
6 3 |
14.3 7.1 |
CT scans showed no lesions.