Vrontos, Apostolos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7623-5450
Zolnouri, Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-1905
Mertens, Alexander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-0401
Nitsch, Verena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-1283
Brandl, Christopher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-7366
Funding for this research was provided by:
RWTH Aachen University
Article History
Received: 17 December 2024
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 30 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no Conflict of interest.
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University (approval number: EK 23–210). All participants received detailed information about the study procedures, risks, and benefits, and provided written informed consent prior to their participation.