Research Article
[Retracted] CT-Assisted Improvements in the Accuracy of the Intraoperative Frozen Section Examination of Ground-Glass Density Nodules
Table 2
Relationships between the CT findings and pathological diagnosis of the 90 cases with GGNs.
| Clinical features | Benign/AAH | AIS/MIA | IAC | Total | value |
| Maximum diameter of GGNs (mm) | | | | | <0.001 | Average CT value (HU) | | | | | <0.001 | Lobulation | | | | | 0.188 | Yes | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | | No | 14 | 40 | 20 | 74 | | Bronchus sign | | | | | 0.070 | Yes | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | No | 15 | 46 | 24 | 85 | | Pleural indentation | | | | | 0.278 | Yes | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | | No | 11 | 38 | 18 | 67 | | Spiculation | | | | | 0.253 | Yes | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | | No | 14 | 44 | 23 | 81 | | Air sign | | | | | <0.001 | Yes | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | | No | 14 | 45 | 16 | 75 | | Vascular sign | | | | | 0.052 | Yes | 3 | 12 | 14 | 29 | | No | 12 | 35 | 14 | 61 | | Solid component | | | | | 0.938 | Yes | 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 | | No | 12 | 36 | 23 | 71 | |
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