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Table 2 Characteristics of cysts in the growth delay group (13/116 or 11.2)

From: Pineal cysts in children

Patient

Sex

Age (years) (months)

Dimensions (mm) anteroposterior × craniocaudal × transverse

Wall thickness (mm)

Locules

Septal thickness (mm)

Signal intensity T1/T2

Interval between MRI1 and MRIs

Appearance and size of cyst MRI/MRI2

1

Female

12

10 × 6.5 × 7.5

< 1

Multilocular

< 1

Hypo/hyper

  

8

2*

Male

-

8 × 6.5 × 7

1 to 2

Unilocular

-

Hypo/hyper

12

Unchanged

7

3

Female

1

6.5 × 4.5 × 8

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

  

6

4*

Male

15

8 × 4.5 × 7.5

1 to 2

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

17

Unchanged

6

5*

Female

9

12 × 7 × 8

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

4

Unchanged

11

6

Male

4

11 × 7 × 6.5

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

  

4

7

Male

1

9.5 × 4 × 6.5

<1

Bilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

  

10

8*

Female

3

12 × 7 × 10

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

14

Unchanged

8

9

Female

1

6.5 × 4.5 × 4

<1

Unilocular

-

Hypo/hyper

  

11

10*

Male

4

10.5 × 6.5 × 8

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

28

Unchanged

6

11*

Male

12

10 × 7 × 8

<1

Multilocular

<1

Hypo/hyper

13

Unchanged

4

12*

Female

2

6 × 5.5 × 6

<1

Unilocular

-

Hypo/hyper

6

Unchanged

1

13*

Male

2

10 × 6.5 × 6

<1

Unilocular

-

Hypo/hyper

23

Unchanged

4

  1. *Patients who received follow-up MRI. The size and appearance of the cyst were unchanged