Radiologic characteristics of incidental pulmonary embolism in cancer patients
| Reference . | iPE (N) . | Most proximal arterial thrombus location, n (%) . | Bilateral (%) . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main . | Lobar . | Segmental . | Subsegmental . | Central . | Peripheral . | |||
| 5 | 66 | 4 (6.1) | 14 (21.2) | 38 (57.6) | 10 (15.2) | 18 (27.3) | 48 (72.7) | NR |
| 4 | 70 | 7 (10.0) | 26 (37.1) | 20 (28.6) | 17 (24.3) | 33 (47.1) | 37 (52.9) | NR |
| 6 | 5 | 3 (60) | NR | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) |
| 45 | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 4 (30.8) | 5 (38.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 6 (46.2) |
| 49 | 16 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (50.0) | 7 (43.8) | 1 (6.3) | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) |
| 54 | 113 | NR | NR | 56 (49.6) | 0 (0.0) | 57 (50.4) | 56 (49.6) | 32 (28.3) |
| 9 | 18 | 4 (22.2) | 5 (27.8) | 6 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | NR |
| 11 | 202 | 62 (30.7) | 62 (30.7) | 65 (32.2) | 13 (6.4) | 124 (61.4) | 78 (38.6) | NR |
| 12 | 9 | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) | NR |
| 57 | 3 | NR | NR | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | NR |
| 14 | 21 | 2 (9.5) | 6 (28.6) | 13 (61.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 5 (23.8) |
| 15 | 51 | 3 (5.9) | 11 (21.6) | 27 (52.9) | 10 (19.6) | 14 (27.4) | 37 (72.6) | 14 (27.5) |
| 23 | 45 | NR | NR | 30 (66.7) | 4 (8.9) | 11 (24.4) | 34 (75.6) | NR |
| 24 | 56 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 36 (64.3) | 20 (35.7) | 23 (41.1) |
| Total | 674 | 93 (13.8) | 130 (19.3) | 260 (38.6) | 59 (8.7) | 325 (48.2) | 349 (51.8) | 67 (30.2) |
| Reference . | iPE (N) . | Most proximal arterial thrombus location, n (%) . | Bilateral (%) . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main . | Lobar . | Segmental . | Subsegmental . | Central . | Peripheral . | |||
| 5 | 66 | 4 (6.1) | 14 (21.2) | 38 (57.6) | 10 (15.2) | 18 (27.3) | 48 (72.7) | NR |
| 4 | 70 | 7 (10.0) | 26 (37.1) | 20 (28.6) | 17 (24.3) | 33 (47.1) | 37 (52.9) | NR |
| 6 | 5 | 3 (60) | NR | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) |
| 45 | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 4 (30.8) | 5 (38.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 6 (46.2) |
| 49 | 16 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (50.0) | 7 (43.8) | 1 (6.3) | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) |
| 54 | 113 | NR | NR | 56 (49.6) | 0 (0.0) | 57 (50.4) | 56 (49.6) | 32 (28.3) |
| 9 | 18 | 4 (22.2) | 5 (27.8) | 6 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | NR |
| 11 | 202 | 62 (30.7) | 62 (30.7) | 65 (32.2) | 13 (6.4) | 124 (61.4) | 78 (38.6) | NR |
| 12 | 9 | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) | NR |
| 57 | 3 | NR | NR | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | NR |
| 14 | 21 | 2 (9.5) | 6 (28.6) | 13 (61.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 5 (23.8) |
| 15 | 51 | 3 (5.9) | 11 (21.6) | 27 (52.9) | 10 (19.6) | 14 (27.4) | 37 (72.6) | 14 (27.5) |
| 23 | 45 | NR | NR | 30 (66.7) | 4 (8.9) | 11 (24.4) | 34 (75.6) | NR |
| 24 | 56 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 36 (64.3) | 20 (35.7) | 23 (41.1) |
| Total | 674 | 93 (13.8) | 130 (19.3) | 260 (38.6) | 59 (8.7) | 325 (48.2) | 349 (51.8) | 67 (30.2) |