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Spearman's coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between variables. ROC analysis was used to assess the performance of the parameters. A <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2010value &lt;0.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The pituitary volume of patients in HT<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\u2010PRL, ELT<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\u2010PRL, and hyperprolactinemia group were 831.00 (747.60, 887.60), 923.63\u2009\u00b1\u2009219.34, and 737.20 (606.40, 836.80) mm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>. The pituitary maximum height in these three groups were 7.03 (6.43, 8.63), 8.03\u2009\u00b1\u20091.41, and 6.63\u2009\u00b1\u20091.28\u2009mm, respectively. The lesion ADC value was significantly correlated with T<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> relative signal intensity (the ratio of signal intensity of microprolactinoma or anterior pituitary to left temporal cortex) (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.821). 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