TABLE 2

Computed tomographic (CT) features of organising pneumonia

Cases, n (%)Age yearsMale/female, n (%)
Extent of parenchymal involvement on CT images
 Single lobe74 (47)61 (53–70)47 (30)/27 (17)
 Multiple lobes82 (53)63 (57–74)43 (28)/39 (25)
  Ipsilateral9 (6)75 (53–81)6 (4)/3 (2)
  Bilateral73 (47)62 (57–70)37 (24)/36 (23)
CT imaging patterns
 Single-pattern100 (64)61 (53–69)58 (37)/42 (27)
  Nodular42 (27)63 (54–70)21 (13)/21 (13)
  Alveolar consolidation32 (21)61 (53–69)20 (13)/12 (8)
  Mass-like18 (11)56 (51–67)13 (8)/5 (3)
  GGO8 (5)61 (47–67)4 (3)/4 (3)
 Mixed-pattern56 (36)65 (57–76)32 (20)/24 (16)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO13 (7)69 (58–79)10 (6)/3 (2)
  Alveolar consolidation+bronchocentric6 (4)64 (41–73)3 (2)/3 (2)
  Alveolar consolidation+nodular4 (3)65 (51–75)2 (1)/2 (1)
  GGO+bronchocentric7 (4)58 (56–75)3 (2)/4 (3)
  GGO+reticulo-infiltrative3 (2)66 (41–70)1 (1)/2 (1)
  GGO+nodular2 (1)61 (58–63)0 (0)/2 (1)
  GGO+crazy paving2 (1)79 (74–84)2 (1)/0 (0)
  Mass+nodular3 (2)65 (62–71)2 (1)/1 (1)
  Mass+reverse halo1 (1)45 (NA)1 (1)/0 (0)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+bronchocentric6 (4)68 (53–81)3 (2)/3 (2)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+reverse halo3 (2)57 (54–60)2 (1)/1 (1)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+reticulo-infiltrative1 (1)69 (NA)0 (0)/1 (1)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+crazy paving1 (1)58 (NA)0 (0)/1 (1)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+nodular1 (1)87 (NA)1 (1)/0 (0)
  GGO+reverse halo+reticulo-infiltrative1 (1)61 (NA)0 (0)/1 (1)
  Alveolar consolidation+GGO+bronchocentric+crazy paving2 (1)62 (58–66)2 (1)/0 (0)
Combined extent and patterns on CT images
 Single-lobe and single-pattern71 (46)61 (53–70)46 (29)/25 (16)
 Multilobe and single-pattern29 (18)61 (52–66)12 (8)/17 (11)
 Single-lobe and mixed-pattern3 (2)57 (50–64)1 (1)/2 (1)
 Multilobe and mixed-pattern53 (34)65 (57–76)31 (20)/22 (14)

Values are presented as counts (% of total 156 patients) or medians (interquartile range or range, as appropriate). Examples of the various radiographic features are presented in figure 2 and supplementary figure S1a–q. GGO: ground-glass opacity; NA: not available.