An Audit of CT Chest Reports and Their Potential Impact on the Workup of Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer

Table 3

First invasive test performed.

	Patient population (N = 146)
Tx/N0/M0, N (%)	38 (26)
TTNA	13
Bronchoscopy	7
EBUS	8
Surgery	10
Tx/N1-3/M0, N (%)	58 (40)
EBUS	39
Bronchoscopy with TBNA	2
TTNA, mediastinal mass	1
TTNA, nodule/mass	5
Bronchoscopy without TBNA	11
Tx/Nx/M1, N (%)	50 (34)
Thoracentesis	5
TTNA	7
Bronchoscopy	13
EBUS	20
EUS	2
Other (bone, extrathoracic lymph node, or distant site)	3

Clinical stage based on CT ± PET/CT results.