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From: The value of bronchial and cavity contraction rates in differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary cavities

Fig. 1

Typical CT findings. a and b were the same patient, male, 62 years old, with recurrent cough and sputum for more than 1 year, which was confirmed to be pulmonary tuberculosis by pathology. a: The maximum diameter of the cavity after deep inspiration was 12.0 mm. b: The maximum diameter of the cavity after deep exhalation was 8.9 mm. c and d were another patient, male, 67 years old, cough for more than 2 months, confirmed by pathology as lung cancer. c: The maximum diameter of the cavity after deep inspiration was 16.0 mm. d: The maximum diameter of the cavity after deep exhalation was 15.9 mm

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