Table 4:

MR imaging signs of CSH in 19 patientsa

Patient No.Increased Pituitary HeightbEngorged Venous SinusesNarrow VentriclesDural EnhancementSubdural EffusionBrain Sagging
+/NMM+/N+/N+/N+/N+
1N5.2N+++N
2N3.8NNNNN
3N3.8+N+++
4N6.3+++++
5+11.7+N+++
6+8.0++N.P.++
7+6.7++N.P.+N
8+6.0+NN.P.NN
9+8.3++++N
10+8.1+NNNN
11N3.9NNNNN
12+7.7+N++N
13N3.0+N++N
14N6.4++N.P.+N
15+7.1++N.P.NN
16+9.6+N+N+
17+7.6++++N
18+9.6++++N
19+7.8+N+++
Frequency63%84%47%79%68%32%
95% CI38%–84%60%–97%24%–71%49%–95%43%–87%13%–57%
κc0.7750.5790.86910.652
ICCc0.974
  • a + indicates increased value (for quantitative measurement of the pituitary height); +, positive (for qualitative signs).

  • b 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

  • c ICC and κ values were computed for the results of 3 readers.