Chen, Yung-Chih
Lin, Yun‑Ting
Wang, Li-Chieh
Lee, Chien-Hsing
Su, Sheng-Chiang
Lu, Chieh-Hua
Li, Peng-Fei
Huang, Chia-Luen
Ho, Li-Ju
Lin, Ming-Hsun
Liu, Hsin-Ya
Kuo, Feng-Chih https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3513-2487
Article History
Received: 25 February 2025
Revised: 26 March 2026
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 28 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGHIRB No 2-108-05-151). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data or identifiable images; therefore, additional consent for publication of such materials was not required.