Reinert, C.P.
Federmann, B.
Hofmann, J.
Bösmüller, H.
Wirths, S.
Fritz, J.
Horger, M.
Article History
Received: 14 March 2019
Revised: 11 May 2019
Accepted: 28 May 2019
First Online: 24 June 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. Christian Philipp Reinert.
: Marius Horger received institutional research funds and speaker’s honorarium from Siemens Healthineers and is a scientific advisor of Siemens Healthcare, Germany. Konstantin Nikolaou received institutional research funds and speaker’s honorarium from Siemens Healthineers and is a scientific advisor of Siemens Healthcare, Germany. Jan Fritz received institutional research support from Siemens Healthcare, USA, DePuy, Zimmer, Microsoft, and BTG International; is a scientific advisor of Siemens Healthcare USA, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, and BTG International; received speaker’s honorarium from Siemens Healthcare, USA; and has shared patents with Siemens Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
: Dr. Christian Philipp Reinert has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board (project number 467/2018).
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
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