Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists

Table 3

PPs characteristics.

Number of plaques
Less than 5	17 (22.4%)
5 or more	59 (77.6%)
Calcification
Uncalcified	23 (30.3%)
Partially calcified	38 (50%)
Completely calcified	15 (19.7%)
Involvement of hemithorax
Unilateral	9 (11.8%)
Bilateral	67 (88.2%)
Maximum width
Range	1–12.2 mm
Mean	5.5 mm
Maximum length
Range	2–178 mm
Mean	62.9 mm
Extent score (mean)
Right	1.5
Left	1.6
Total	3.1
Width score (mean)
Right	1.4
Left	1.3
Total	2.7