Correlation between chest thin-section CT findings and radial EBUS types for GGO lesions diagnosed by EBUS-GS
| Thin-section CT findings | |||||
| Pure GGO | Part-solid (>75% GGO) | Part-solid (>50–75% GGO) | Part-solid (25–50% GGO) | Part-solid (<25% GGO) | |
| Subjects n | 9 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 36 |
| EBUS types | |||||
| Blizzard# | 100 (9/9) | 85.7 (6/7) | 51.7 (15/29) | 31.4 (11/35) | 8.3 (3/36) |
| Mixed blizzard¶ | 0 (0/9) | 14.3 (1/7) | 48.3 (14/29) | 68.6 (24/35) | 91.7 (33/36) |
Data are presented as % (n/N), unless otherwise stated. Total n=116. CT: computed tomography; EBUS: endobronchial ultrasound; GGO: ground-glass opacity; EBUS-GS: EBUS with a guide sheath. #: n=44; ¶: n=72.