Table 2.
Characteristics of parenchymal lung target parameters.
| Number of Patients | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Location of lesion | ||
| Right upper lobe | 25 | 22.7% |
| Right middle lobe | 5 | 4.6% |
| Right lower lobe | 29 | 26.3% |
| Left upper lobe | 25 | 22.7% |
| Left lower lobe | 25 | 22.7% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.9% |
| Diameter of tumor (mm) | ||
| Median long diameter | 23.5 [7.5–111.1] | |
| Median short diameter | 17.8 [6.8–72.4] | |
| Characteristics of target | ||
| Bronchus sign | ||
| (+) | 63 | 57.3% |
| (−) | 47 | 42.7% |
| Inhomogeneous tumor | ||
| (+) | 23 | 20.9% |
| (−) | 87 | 79.1% |
| GGO lesion | ||
| (+) | 30 | 27.2% |
| (−) | 80 | 72.8% |
| Subpleural lesion | ||
| (+) | 38 | 34.5% |
| (−) | 72 | 65.5% |
| Length A (mm) | ||
| Median length | 77.3 [35.2–129.2] | |
| Length B (mm) | ||
| Median length | 16.7 [5.2–47.2] | |
| Length C (mm) | ||
| Median length | 9.0 [0–37.1] | |
Length A: Operative proximal needle length from skin to the outer border of the tumor, Length B: Operative in-tumor needle length, Length C: Operative distal needle length from the outer border of the tumor.