Wen, Heling
Li, Hui
Hong, Min
Tian, Wenjie
Peng, Lei
Chen, Yu
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82200767, No. 81600259)
the “PRO•Run” Fund of the Nephrology Group of CEBM (KYJ202206-0003-1)
the Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province (2024NSFSC0688)
Sichuan Provincial Medical Association Medical Research Project (S2024022)
the Chengdu Medical Grant (2024026)
Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau (2024-YF05-01712-SN)
Article History
Received: 22 March 2025
Accepted: 9 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee of Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, and all the subjects provided informed consent.
: The ultrasound images included in this manuscript contain no personally identifiable information. Their publication was approved by the Ethics Committee of Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, and written informed consent for publication was obtained from the patients.
: The authors declare no competing interests.