Table 2 Comparison of pulmonary nodules’ baseline data between 2 groups
Methylene blue group | Coil group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary nodules number | 32 | 36 | 1.000 |
Patients with 2 nodules | 13 | 13 | |
Patients with ≥ 3 nodules | 2 | 3 | |
Natures of the nodules | 0.236 | ||
Solid | 10 | 14 | |
Mixed GGN | 2 | 6 | |
Pure GGN | 20 | 16 | |
Nodules diameter (mm) | 6 (Q1: 4.3; Q3: 9.8) | 6 (Q1: 4; Q3: 9) | 0.509 |
Nodule-pleura distant (mm) | 5 (Q1: 4; Q3: 10) | 4 (Q1: 1; Q3: 9) | 0.07 |
≤ 10 mm | 21 | 29 | 0.164 |
> 10 mm | 11 | 7 | |
Sites of the multiple pulmonary nodules | 0.124 | ||
Unilateral multiple pulmonary nodules | 15 | 12 | |
Bilateral multiple pulmonary nodules | 0 | 4 | |
Lung sides | 0.506 | ||
Left | 15 | 14 | |
Right | 17 | 22 | |
Lung lobes | 0.230 | ||
Upper | 18 | 15 | |
Non-upper | 14 | 21 |