Singh, Arun
Rakhra, Manik
Potharaju, Saiprasad
Tambe, Swapnali N
Gowroju, Swathi
Kantipudi, MVV Prasad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Symbiosis International
Article History
Received: 7 September 2025
Accepted: 8 April 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of Lovely Professional University (IEC-LPU), India (Registration No: EC/NEW/INST/2022/3110). Approval Reference Number: LPU/IEC-LPU/2025/1/2. The dataset used in this study was obtained from a collaborating hospital with appropriate institutional permission. All data were anonymized prior to analysis, and no personally identifiable information was accessed or stored. All procedures were conducted in accordance with applicable ethical guidelines and regulatory standards.
: Institutional authorization was obtained from the collaborating hospital to use anonymized CT imaging data for research purposes. The dataset contained no personal identifiers, and therefore individual patient consent was not required.
: Permission to use and publish the anonymized dataset for research and academic dissemination was granted through an official authorization letter provided by the collaborating hospital.
: The authors declare no competing interests.