Kikuchi, Yoshinori
Nagaoka, Sakae
Futawatari, Nobue
Fujisaki, Muneharu
Urakami, Hidejiro
Tsuru, Mao
Yajima, Satoshi
Oshima, Yoko
Shimada, Hideaki
Article History
Received: 16 June 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 13 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Toho University (Date: April 19, 2023; No.: A22081_A21036_A22071_A22043_A20007_A19017_A16084 and Date: May 30, 2023; M23008).
: Information about the study was made available on the institutional website, allowing potential participants to opt-out.
: The authors declare no competing interests.