Iwaki, Takuya
Kurano, Makoto
Sumitani, Masahiko
Niimi, Aya
Nomiya, Akira
Kamei, Jun
Taguchi, Satoru
Yamada, Yuta
Sato, Yusuke
Nakamura, Masaki
Yamada, Daisuke
Minagawa, Tomonori
Fukuhara, Hiroshi
Kume, Haruki
Homma, Yukio
Akiyama, Yoshiyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-5640
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shinshu University
Article History
Received: 12 February 2025
Accepted: 9 April 2025
First Online: 18 April 2025
Declarations
:
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Tokyo, including the use of an opt-out method to obtain informed consent (approval no. 2602 and 3124).
: Patients were informed about the study protocol using generally accessible contact information, and those who chose to take part provided written informed consent. All procedures followed appropriate ethical guidelines for clinical studies.
: All authors have read the entire manuscript and agreed on publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.