MRI-based assessment of the pineal gland in a large population of children aged 0–5 years and comparison with pineoblastoma: part II, the cystic gland

Conclusion We presented age-adapted normal values for size and morphology of the cystic pineal gland in children aged 0 to 5 years. Analysis of size is helpful in discriminating normal glands from cystic pineal pathologies such as pineoblastoma. We also presented guidelines for the approach of a solid or cystic pineal gland in hereditary retinoblastoma patients.
Source: Neuroradiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research