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. 2022 Aug;14(8):2845–2854. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-190

Table 2. Characteristics of pulmonary nodules (n=109).

Characteristic N (%)
Side
   Right 60 (55.0)
   Left 49 (45.0)
Lobe
   Upper 50 (45.9)
   Middle 7 (6.4)
Lower 52 (47.7)
Tumor size on MDCT (mm) 9.6±4.20
Tumor size on CBCT (mm) 9.0±3.88
Tumor size in pathology (mm) 9.7±5.00
Consolidation/tumor ratio on MDCT
   Solid [1] 53 (49.6)
   Sub-solid [>0, <1] 39 (35.8)
   Pure ground-glass opacity [0] 17 (15.6)
Pathological diagnosis
   Lung cancer 46 (42.2)
   Metastatic tumor 41 (37.6)
   Pulmonary fibrosis 5 (4.6)
   Infectious disease 2 (1.8)
   Benign tumor 1 (0.9)
   Other 14 (12.8)
   CBCT detection rate 115 (100.0)
Surgical stump
   Negative 109 (100.0)
   Positive 0 (0)

Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation or numbers and percentages. MDCT, muti-detector computed tomography; CBCT, cone-beam computed tomography.