Table 4:
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.