Table 2 Stain – nodule distance and successful localization rates by different characteristics
N | Stain – lesion distance (mm) | Successful localization, % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | P | Rate (95% CI) | P | ||
Left vs right lobes | |||||
Left | 28 | 5.1 (2.9) | 93 (76, 99) | ||
Right | 52 | 5.0 (3.2) | 0.90 | 94 (84, 99) | 0.81 |
Upper/middle vs lower | |||||
Upper/Middle | 51 | 4.1 (2.4) | 98 (90, 100) | ||
Lower | 29 | 7.0 (3.4) | <0.001 | 86 (68, 96) | 0.036 |
Diagnosis | |||||
Benign | 28 | 5.4 (2.8) | 96 (82, 100) | ||
Malignant | 52 | 4.9 (3.3) | 0.46 | 92 (81, 98) | 0.47 |
Lesion size | |||||
≤10 mm | 42 | 4.9 (2.7) | 93 (81, 99) | ||
>10 mm | 38 | 5.2 (3.5) | 0.76 | 95 (82, 99) | 0.73 |
Lesion to pleural distance, mm | |||||
<10 mm | 39 | 5.1 (2.8) | 95 (83, 99) | ||
≥10 mm | 41 | 5.0 (3.4) | 0.82 | 93 (80, 98) | 0.69 |
Age | |||||
<55 years | 35 | 5.1 (3.0) | 95 (82, 99) | ||
≥55 years | 40 | 5.0 (3.2) | 0.87 | 93 (81, 99) | 0.77 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 29 | 5.9 (2.6) | 97 (83, 100) | ||
Female | 46 | 4.6 (3.3) | 0.074 | 92 (81, 98) | 0.20 |