Table 1 Comparison of patients’ and pulmonary nodules’ baseline data between 2 groups
Needle group | Coil group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients number | 40 | 31 | - |
Age (years) | 55.3 ± 8.9 | 55.8 ± 9.8 | 0.814 |
Gender(Male/Female) | 11/29 (27.5%/72.5%) | 15/16 (48.4%/51.6%) | 0.07 |
Emphysema | 6(15.0%) | 5 (16.1%) | 1.000 |
FEV 1.0 /FVC (%) | 79.4 ± 5.8 | 78.0 ± 7.3 | 0.388 |
Pulmonary nodules number | 87 | 68 | 0.896 |
Patients with 2 nodules | 34 (85.0%) | 26 (83.9%) | - |
Patients with ≥ 3 nodules | 6 (15.0%) | 5 (16.1%) | - |
Nodules diameter (mm) | 7.4 ± 2.7 | 6.9 ± 4.0 | 0.333 |
Nodule-pleura distant (≤/> 10 mm) | 57/30 (65.5%/34.5%) | 50/18 (73.5%/26.5%) | 0.284 |
Natures of the nodules | 0.281 | ||
Solid | 18 (20.7%) | 17 (25.0%) | |
Mixed GGN | 6 (6.9%) | 9 (13.2%) | |
Pure GGN | 63 (72.4%) | 42 (61.8%) | |
Sites of the multiple pulmonary nodules | 0.767 | ||
Right upper lobe | 35 (40.2%) | 22 (32.4%) | |
Right middle lobe | 6 (6.9%) | 6 (8.8%) | |
Right lower lobe | 23 (26.4%) | 18 (26.5%) | |
Left upper lobe | 15 (17.2%) | 12 (17.6%) | |
Left lower lobe | 8 (9.3%) | 10 (14.7%) |