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Pineal cyst: normal or pathological?

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Review of 500 consecutive MRI studies was undertaken to assess the frequency and the appearances of cystic pineal glands. Cysts were encountered in 2.4% of cases. Follow-up examination demonstrated no change in these cysts and they were considered to be a normal variant. Size, MRI appearances and signs associated with this condition are reported in order to establish criteria of normality.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Golzarian, D. Balériaux, W. O. Bank & C. Matos

  2. Department of Neuropathology, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Flament-Durand

  3. Department of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    W. O. Bank

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Golzarian, J., Balériaux, D., Bank, W.O. et al. Pineal cyst: normal or pathological?. Neuroradiology 35, 251–253 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00602604

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