Research Article

Differentiation of Pituitary Adenoma from Rathke Cleft Cyst: Combining MR Image Features with Texture Features

Table 1

Characteristics of patients and lesions.

CharacteristicsPituitary adenoma (n = 83)Rathke cleft cyst (n = 50)

Age (year), mean (range)48.57 (18∼73)45.19 (21∼68)
Gender
 Male3923
 Female4427
Tumor size (mm)
 Mean ± SD25.72 ± 9.0121.14 ± 7.91
 Range7∼50.58∼38.3
Tumor location
 Intrasellar2615
 Intrasellar and suprasellar5735
Days between MRI and surgery (day), mean (range)13.87 (1∼101)15.02 (1∼68)

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SD, standard deviation.