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Table 4 Radiographic findings in patient cohort with rare NTM

From: Frequency and clinical implications of the isolation of rare nontuberculous mycobacteria

 

N (%)

Lesion location

 

   Right upper lobe

40/68 (58.8)

   Right middle lobe

21/68 (30.9)

   Right lower lobe

22/68 (32.4)

   Left upper lobe

33/68 (48.5)

   Left lower lobe

21/68 (30.9)

Lesion distribution

 

   Bilateral

30/68 (44.1)

   Multilobar (≥3 lobes with abnormalities)

21/68 (30.9)

Lesion characteristics

 

   Multiple nodules

42/68 (61.8)

   Bronchiectasis

24/68 (35.3)

   Cavity

13/68 (19.1)

    Unilateral

9/68 (13.2)

    Bilateral

4/68 (5.9)

Radiographic classification

 

   Upper lobe cavitary pattern

12/68 (17.6)

   Nodular bronchiectatic pattern

17/68 (25.0)

   Unclassifiable

39/68 (57.4)