Table 1 Sonographic examination of lung tumours before and after lung flooding
Patient gender, age (years) | Tumour location | Size, mm (by CT) | Histology | Detected with atelectasis | Detected after flooding | Sonomorphology | Residual gas after flooding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m (54) | RLL, peripheral | 80 | Adenocarcinoma | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | Small |
m (65) | RUL, central | 20 | LNM thyroid cancer | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | No |
m (69) | LLL, central | 30 | Squamous cell carcinoma | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, inhomogeneous | No |
m (66) | RUL, central | 35 | Adenocarcinoma | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | No |
f (54) | RLL, central | 40 | Adenocarcinoma | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, inhomogeneous | No |
f (85) | ML, peripheral | 30 | Adenocarcinoma | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | Small |
f (77) | RLL, central | 20 | Squamous cell carcinoma | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, inhomogeneous | Small |
m (70) | ML, central | 25 | Chondroma | No | Yes | Complex, coarse-grained | No |
m (60) | RLL, central | 26 | Squamous cell carcinoma | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, inhomogeneous | No |
f (68) | RLL, central | 16 | Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma | No | Yes | Hyperechoic, homogeneous | No |
f (64) | RUL, central | 24 | LNM renal cell carcinoma | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | No |
m (75) | LLL, peripheral | 21 | Colon metastasis | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | No |
m (67) | RUL, peripheral | 25 | Adenocarcinoma | No | Yes | Hypoechoic, homogeneous | No |
m (71) | RLL, central | 63 | Large cell carcinoma | Yes | Yes | Hypoechoic, inhomogeneous | Small |