Table 4:
MR imaging signs of CSH in 19 patientsa
| Patient No. | Increased Pituitary Heightb |
Engorged Venous Sinuses |
Narrow Ventricles |
Dural Enhancement |
Subdural Effusion |
Brain Sagging |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/N | MM | +/N | +/N | +/N | +/N | + | |
| 1 | N | 5.2 | N | + | + | + | N |
| 2 | N | 3.8 | N | N | N | N | N |
| 3 | N | 3.8 | + | N | + | + | + |
| 4 | N | 6.3 | + | + | + | + | + |
| 5 | + | 11.7 | + | N | + | + | + |
| 6 | + | 8.0 | + | + | N.P. | + | + |
| 7 | + | 6.7 | + | + | N.P. | + | N |
| 8 | + | 6.0 | + | N | N.P. | N | N |
| 9 | + | 8.3 | + | + | + | + | N |
| 10 | + | 8.1 | + | N | N | N | N |
| 11 | N | 3.9 | N | N | N | N | N |
| 12 | + | 7.7 | + | N | + | + | N |
| 13 | N | 3.0 | + | N | + | + | N |
| 14 | N | 6.4 | + | + | N.P. | + | N |
| 15 | + | 7.1 | + | + | N.P. | N | N |
| 16 | + | 9.6 | + | N | + | N | + |
| 17 | + | 7.6 | + | + | + | + | N |
| 18 | + | 9.6 | + | + | + | + | N |
| 19 | + | 7.8 | + | N | + | + | + |
| Frequency | 63% | 84% | 47% | 79% | 68% | 32% | |
| 95% CI | 38%–84% | 60%–97% | 24%–71% | 49%–95% | 43%–87% | 13%–57% | |
| κc | 0.775 | 0.579 | 0.869 | 1 | 0.652 | ||
| ICCc | 0.974 | ||||||
+ indicates increased value (for quantitative measurement of the pituitary height); +, positive (for qualitative signs).
Maximum normal pituitary height is 5.6 mm (men), 6.9 mm (women, 16–40 years of age), 5.8 mm (women, 41–62 years of age), and 6.0 mm (women, >62 years of age).10
ICC and κ values were computed for the results of 3 readers.