Table 3 CT enhancement and lung ventilation.
From: Clinical outcomes of self-expandable metallic stents for malignant obstructive atelectasis
Viable | |
|---|---|
Maximal CT value after enhancement | |
Full ventilation (n = 26) | 137.5 ± 12.5 (97–227) |
None or partial ventilation (n = 9) | 76.3 ± 8.5 (42–102)* |
Plain-enhanced CT difference | |
Full ventilation (n = 26) | 97.8 ± 12.3 (50–179) |
None or partial ventilation (n = 9) | 39.7 ± 6.8 (18–62)* |
Causes of none ventilation | |
Soft tissue in stent | 4 (66.7%) |
Low enhancement | 2 (33.3%) |
