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Table 2 The classification of AE on the basis of PNM, CT calcification and Kodama

From: Effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

 

Value

PNM

P1N0M0

43 (95.56%)

P2N0M0

1 (2.22%)

P3N0M0

1 (2.22%)

Pattern of calcification

Without calcifications

10 (17.54%)

With feathery calcifications

18 (31.58%)

With focal calcifications

6 (10.53%)

With diffuse calcifications

11 (19.30%)

With calcifications primarily at the edge

9 (15.79%)

With a central calcification

3 (5.26%)

Kodama classification

Type 1

15 (26.32%)

Type 2

5 (8.77%)

Type 3

30 (52.63%)

Type 4

7 (12.28%)

Type 5

0 (0%)

  1. A total of 57 lesions were identified in 45 patients, of which 45 patients underwent PNM staging and 57 lesions underwent calcification classification and Kodama classification