Müller, Christoph https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0853-9054
Tao, Hai Yen
Neudert, Marcus
Lasurashvili, Nikoloz
Beleites, Thomas
Zahnert, Thomas
Morgenstern, Joseph
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universität Dresden
Article History
Received: 16 January 2026
Accepted: 3 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
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: This study involving patients was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB00001473). All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of Technische Universität Dresden and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
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: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. All procedures were performed with the understanding and written consent of each subject.
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