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Table 1 Number of segments affected by abnormality

From: Imaging features of the initial chest thin-section CT scans from 110 patients after admission with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19

Location

No. of Segments

Group 1

Group 2

Total (Group M)

(n = 562)

(n = 181)

(n = 743)

Upper lobe

 Apical

  Right

23

4

27

  Left

NA

NA

 

 Posterior

  Right

31

10

41

  Left

42

13

55

 Anterior

  Right

23

9

32

  Left

19

5

24

Total

138

41

179 (24.1%)

 Middle lobe

  Medial

18

3

21

  Lateral

22

7

29

Total

40

10

50 (6.7%)

 Lingula

  Superior

27

5

32

  Inferior

37

12

49

Total

64

17

81 (10.9%)

  Lower lobe

 Superior

  Right

37

16

53

  Left

35

11

46

 Anterior basal

  Right

23

6

29

  Left

26

9

35

 Medial basal

  Right

29

9

38

  Left

NA

NA

 

 Lateral basal

  Right

39

11

50

  Left

38

16

54

 Posterior basal

  Right

48

17

65

  Left

45

18

63

Total

320

113

433 (58.3%)

Average per patient

11.0

6.2

9.3

  1. NA not applicable; left lung is considered to contain an apicoposterior segment and an anteromedial basal segment rather than the separate segments as seen on the right
  2. Note: Numbers in parentheses are percentages