Herrmann, Jochen
Wenzel, Ulrich
Galler, Stephanie
Schoennagel, Bjoern P.
Busch, Jasmin D.
Tozakidou, Magdalini
Petersen, Kay U.
Joekel, Michaela
Bannas, Peter
Yamamura, Jin
Groth, Michael
Adam, Gerhard
Habermann, Christian R.
Article History
Received: 6 October 2016
Revised: 15 March 2017
Accepted: 10 April 2017
First Online: 12 May 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is PD Dr. J. Herrmann.
: The authors of this manuscript declare relationships with the following companies: Michaela Joekel, Siemens AG Healthcare, Hamburg, Germany.
: The authors state that this work has not received any funding.
: Two of the authors (Kay U. Petersen and Michael Groth) have significant statistical expertise.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients and controls) in this study.
: No study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported.
: •prospective•case-control study•performed at one institution