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Two blinded pediatric radiologists independently measured endometrial thickness and cyst volume, with discrepancies resolved by consensus. Postnatal confirmation of diagnosis was obtained through imaging, surgical pathology, or clinical follow-up. Statistical analyses included regression models adjusted for gestational age and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 63 fetuses met inclusion criteria (40 ovarian cysts, 23 non-ovarian cysts) between 21 weeks and 40\u00a0weeks of gestation. Fetuses with ovarian cysts underwent ultrasound at later gestational ages than those with non-ovarian cysts (median, 35.0 weeks vs. 27.9\u00a0weeks;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001), and MRI showed a similar difference (median, 34.4 weeks vs. 27.9\u00a0weeks;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Ovarian cysts were associated with significantly greater endometrial thickness on ultrasound (median 3.2\u00a0mm vs. 1.3\u00a0mm,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001) and MRI (2.2\u00a0mm vs. 1.2\u00a0mm,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Cyst volumes were larger in ovarian cysts (median, 45.4\u00a0mL vs. 2.8\u00a0mL;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001), although volume was not independently associated with ovarian cyst diagnosis after adjustment for gestational age (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.36). Endometrial thickness remained independently associated with ovarian cysts after adjustment for gestational age (ultrasound coefficient, 1.56 [95% CI, 0.84\u20132.26]; MRI coefficient, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.41\u20131.21]). ROC analysis demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance, with an ultrasound threshold of 1.9\u00a0mm yielding 100% sensitivity and specificity (AUC, 1.00 [95% CI, 1.00\u20131.00]). In contrast, cyst volume showed only moderate discriminatory ability (AUC, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.71\u20130.93]).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fetal endometrial thickness is a robust imaging marker for the prenatal diagnosis of ovarian cysts. 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