Objective:To analyze the pulmonary nodules with Swensen model. Methods:The data of 124 pulmonary nodules in 115 patients, including 48 benign nodules and 76 malignant nodules, were retrospectively analyzed to compare the differences of imaging features and Swensen coefficient between the two groups. Results:In benign nodules, there were 25 cases of irregular shape, 15 cases of lobulation, 27 cases of spicule sign, 15 cases of pleural dragging signs and 12 cases of vessel convergence.In malignant nodules, there were 62 cases of irregular shape, 60 cases of lobulation, 47 cases of spicule sign, 44 cases of pleural dragging sign and 67 cases of vessel convergence. In nodules of 0-10, 11-20, and 21-30 mm, the Swensen coefficients of benign nodules were 0.082 3±0.062 2, 0.262 7±0.173 3 and 0.686 2±0.188 1, respectively. The Swensen coefficients of malignant nodules were 0.133 8±0.128 8, 0.399 9±0.162 9 and 0.526 9±0.226 9 respectively. Conclusion:The imaging findings of benign nodules and malignant nodules are obviously different in morphology, lobulation, pleural dragging sign and vessel convergence, but there is no significant difference in the location of pulmonary lobe and spicule sign of nodules. When the Swensen coefficient is in the range of 0.3-0.6, the discrimination between malignant tumors and benign tumors can be better made. |