Nakajima, Reiko
Nozaki, Sayumi
Kondo, Tsunenori
Nagashima, Yoji
Abe, Koichiro
Sakai, Shuji
Article History
Received: 13 September 2016
Revised: 14 April 2017
Accepted: 3 May 2017
First Online: 18 May 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Shuji Sakai.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: The authors state that this work has not received any funding.
: Mr. Yamakage Hajime, Satista Co. Ltd., kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: • retrospective• diagnostic or prognostic study• performed at one institution