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. 2020 Nov 19;15(11):e0242475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242475

Table 5. Differences between VTE vs. no VTE regarding CT features.

CT findings VTE group (n = 14) no VTE group (n = 36) p-value
GGO
    no 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
    yes 13 (27%) 35 (73%) 0.479
consolidation
    no 1 (14% 6 (86%)
    yes 13 (30%) 30 (70%) 0.384
crazy paving
    no 4 (15%) 23 (85%)
    yes 10 (43%) 13 (57%) 0.024
round shape of opacification
    no 7 (22%) 25 (78%)
    yes 7 (39%) 11 (61%) 0.198
sharp margin of opacification
    no 1 (8%) 12 (92%)
    yes 13 (35%) 24 (65%) 0.058
geographic shape of opacification
    no 9 (24%) 29 (76%)
    yes 5 (42%) 7 (58%) 0.226
curvilinear/bandlike opacification
    no 10 (31%) 22 (69%)
    yes 4 (22%) 14 (78%) 0.495
bronchial dilatation
    no 10 (29%) 25 (71%)
    yes 4 (27%) 11 (73%) 0.891
air bronchogram
    no 2 (10%) 18 (90%)
    yes 12 (40%) 18 (60%) 0.021
cavitation
    no 0 (100%) 0 (100%) ---
vessel enlargement
    no 4 (18%) 18 (82%)
    yes 10 (36%) 18 (64%) 0.171
pleural effusion
    no 9 (26%) 26 (74%)
    yes 5 (33%) 10 (67%) 0.582
lymphadenopathy
    no 8 (38%) 13 (62%)
    yes 6 (21%) 23 (79%) 0.176
unilateral
    no 14 (29%) 35 (71%)
    yes 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0.529
bilateral
    no 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
    yes 13 (28%) 34 (72%) 0.832
right upper lobe
    no 1 (20%) 4 (80%)
    yes 13 (29%) 32 (71%) 0.675
right middle lobe
    no 1 (20%) 4 (80%)
    yes 13 (29%) 32 (71%) 0.675
right lower lobe
    no 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
    yes 13 (28%) 34 (72%) 0.832
left upper lobe
    no 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
    yes 13 (28%) 34 (72%) 0.832
left lower lobe
    no 1 (33%) 2 (67%)
    yes 13 (28%) 34 (72%) 0.832
peripheral
    no 8 (33%) 16 (67%)
    yes 6 (23%) 20 (77%) 0.420
central
    no 14 (28%) 36 (72%) ---
diffuse
    no 7 (27%) 19 (73%)
    yes 7 (29%) 17 (71%) 0.860
predominantly anterior
    no 14 (28%) 36 (72%) ---
predominantly posterior
    no 2 (18%) 9 (82%)
    yes 12 (31%) 27 (69%) 0.412
extent of lung involvement
    mild 1 (12%) 7 (88%) reference
    moderate 0 (0%) 6 (100%) 0.369
    severe 12 (35%) 22 (65%) 0.210

CT = computed tomography, GGO = ground-glass opacities