Schulz, Bastian https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6546-0276
Euler, André https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5019-4585
Schmid, Hans-Ruedi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-330X
Kubik-Huch, Rahel A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3636-8697
Thali, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2613-6956
Niemann, Tilo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-2522
Funding for this research was provided by:
Guerbet AG, Switzerland (N/A)
Article History
Received: 9 February 2024
Revised: 8 April 2024
Accepted: 18 April 2024
First Online: 10 June 2024
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is the corresponding author Tilo Niemann.
: Bastian Schulz, MD, received a scientific grant from Guerbet AG, Zurich, Switzerland. This company had no role in the design of the study, in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. 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.
: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: Written informed consent was waived by the local Ethics Committee “Ethikkomission Nordwest-und Zentralschweiz”.
: This retrospective study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and under the legal guidelines of the “Bundesgesetz über die Forschung am Menschen (Humanforschungsgesetz, HFG). The questionnaire and methodology for this retrospective study were approved by the local Ethics Committee “Ethikkomission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz” (22.03.2023, BASEC-Nr. 2023-00368).
: The authors are not aware of any overlap in study subjects or cohorts.
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