Patient characteristic | Total |
(N = 264) | |
Age at procedure, years | 69.5 ± 10.5 |
Sex, female | 150 (56.8%) |
White | 252 (95.5%) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 (N = 263) | 27.4 ± 6.9 |
Comorbidities/medical history | |
Emphysema | 114 (43.2%) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 136 (51.5%) |
Prior invasive lung procedure or surgery | 29 (11.0%) |
History of lung cancer | 29 (11.0%) |
Primary lung cancer | 25 (86.2%) |
Metastatic lung cancer – solid tumor | 4 (13.8%) |
History of extrathoracic malignancies | 86 (32.6%) |
Family history of lung cancer | 36 (13.6%) |
Family history of extrathoracic cancer | 123 (46.6%) |
Smoking status (N = 262) | |
Prior smoker | 125 (47.7%) |
Current smoker | 72 (27.5%) |
Never smoked | 65 (24.8%) |
Number of pulmonary lesions visualized on pre-procedure CT scans | 1 (1–22) |
Pre-procedure probability of malignancya (N = 253) | 60.2 ± 28.1% |
Pre-procedure probability of malignancya ≥ 65% (N = 253) | 122 (48.2%) |
Primary lesion characteristic | Total |
(N = 264) | |
Lesion sizeb, mm | 19.3 (3.2–72.5) |
Lesion sizeb < 20 mm | 137/264 (51.9%) |
Location | |
Proximal third | 27/263 (10.3%) |
Middle | 81/263 (30.8%) |
Peripheral (outer third of the lung) | 155/263 (58.9%) |
Distance from closest edge to pleurac, mm | 12.0 (0.0–90.0) |
Lesion lobe location | |
Right upper lobe | 82/264 (31.1%) |
Right middle lobe | 17/264 (6.4%) |
Right lower lobe | 52/264 (19.7%) |
Left upper lobe | 79/264 (29.9%) |
Left lower lobe | 34/264 (12.9%) |
Visible bronchus leading to lung lesion | 78/259 (30.1%) |
Nodule type | |
Solid | 205/264 (77.7%) |
Subsolid | 59/264 (22.4%) |
Pure ground glass (non-solid) | 13 (22.0%) |
Semi-solid | 46 (78.0%) |
Margin specifications | |
Spiculated | 112/253 (44.3%) |
Smooth | 92/253 (36.4%) |
Lobulated | 49/253 (19.4%) |
Calcification | 11/264 (4.2%) |