Mun, Sae Byeol
Choi, Sang Tae
Kim, Young Jae
Kim, Kwang Gi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-6038
Lee, Won Suk
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (NRF-2021R1A5A2030333)
High Level Innovation and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program in Jiangsu (GRRC-Gachon2023 [B01])
Article History
Received: 2 October 2024
Revised: 23 February 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2025
First Online: 14 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declartion of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Gachon University Gil medical center (2021–06-22, GBIRB2021-229) and was conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and ethical regulations. Considering that this study would impose no more than minimal risk to the patients included, a waiver of consent was obtained.
: Given the retrospective nature of this investigation, the Institu-tional Review Board (IRB) at Gachon University Gil Medical Center has issued a waiver concerning the necessity for patient informed consent. Analyzing pre-existing data, inherent in the retro-spective approach, carries minimal risk to participants. This waiver is implemented to uphold ethical standards in the study, ensuring due regard for the rights and privacy of all individuals concerned.