Table 3 Change of CT Scores Throughout Treatment of Initial NTM Lung Disease and Isolation of New NTM
From: Implication of species change of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria during or after treatment
At initiation of treatment | At 6–12 months after treatment | At isolation of new NTM | At 6–12 months after isolation of new NTM | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronchiectasis, | |||||
Severity | 1.7 (1-2) | 1.8 (1.2-2) | 2 (1.2-2) | 1.7 (1.3-2) | .572 |
Extent | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | .733 |
Mucus plugging | 1 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | .875 |
Cellular bronchiolitis | |||||
Severity | 1.8 (1.6-2.2) | 1.7 (1.2-2) | 2 (1.6-2) | 1.8 (1.7-2) | .089 |
Extent | 3 (1-3) | 2.5 (1-3) | 2 (1.5-3) | 2 (1-3) | .112 |
Cavity | |||||
Diameter (cm) | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-2) | .245 |
Wall thickness (mm) | 2 (0-2.5) | 0 (0-2.1) | 2 (0-2) | 0.5 (0-2.4) | .978 |
Extent | 1 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 1.000 |
Nodules | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0.8-1) | 1 (1-1.5) | 1 (0-1) | .572 |
Consolidation | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-0.3) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | .479 |
Total CT score | 13.2 (7.2-17.6) | 9.6 (6.4-14.4) | 12.9 (9.0-14.8) | 13 (8.0-14.6) | .794 |