BioMed Research International

Research Article

Looking for Lepidic Component inside Invasive Adenocarcinomas Appearing as CT Solid Solitary Pulmonary Nodules (SPNs): CT Morpho-Densitometric Features and 18-FDG PET Findings

Table 1

Study sample. The table shows the morphologic features, CE (contrast enhancement) and SUVmax of all SPNs grouped according to margin type; +: presence; -: absence.
MARGINSNOTCHSUNBURSTDIAMETER (MM)CE (HU)SUVmax
SPICULATED + -8,00881,20
 + -10,00970,20
  -+10,0061,60
  -+12,00300,80
 + -13,00480,40
  -+18,00940,8
 + -19,00880,40
 + -22,00241,70
 ++26,00237,5
IRREGULAR - -7,00692,4
  -+12,001122,60
 + -18,00921,5
 + -24,00395,6
  -+24,00200,60
LOBULATED - -9,005,52,6
  - -13,00672,5
 - -13,00211,50
 ++16,00670,20
  --20,00235,3
  -+22,00577,14
SMOOTH - -11,00591,80
 ++13,00440,30