Kaipainen, Aku L http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3430-2969
Pitkänen, Johanna
Haapalinna, Fanni
Jääskeläinen, Olli
Jokinen, Hanna
Melkas, Susanna
Erkinjuntti, Timo
Vanninen, Ritva
Koivisto, Anne M
Lötjönen, Jyrki
Koikkalainen, Juha
Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa
Julkunen, Valtteri
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala (5772662)
Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
Pohjois-Savon Rahasto
Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
Maire Taposen Säätiö
Suomen Aivosäätiö
Paulon Säätiö
Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
University of Eastern Finland (UEF) including Kuopio University Hospital
Article History
Received: 27 April 2021
Accepted: 30 June 2021
First Online: 14 August 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The usage of UEF biomarker register data was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Northern Savo Hospital District, Kuopio, Finland. HUS did not require additional review by the ethical board for the retrospective analysis of imaging data collected prospectively as part of routine clinical care at the time the study was done. All procedures performed in the studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All imaging data were anonymized and handled with discretion.
: Due to the retrospective nature of the study, informed consent was waived.