Ji, Ying
Raza, Hafiz Khuram
Xu, Bing
Wang, Hailun
Kong, Yu
Li, Xiaowen
Tian, Jin
Sun, Xiaosa
Liu, Gang
Chen, Hao
Li, Keke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Key Projects of Xuzhou Health Commission fund (XWKYHT20200001)
Open Project of Key Laboratories in Jiangsu Province Universities (XZSYSKF2020010)
Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital Science and Technology Development Fund Project (XYFZ2020008)
Article History
Received: 22 November 2025
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 17 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital (Approval No. XYFY2024-KL399-01). Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants prior to their involvement in any research procedures. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee, the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its subsequent revisions, and other comparable ethical standards.
: All participants provided written informed consent for the publication of anonymized research data. This consent explicitly included authorization for: The use of de-identified clinical and demographic data in scientific publications. The inclusion of non-identifiable medical images where applicable. The consent document contained a dedicated section outlining the scope of data sharing and publication, approved under the above-mentioned ethical protocol (No. XYFY2024-KL399-01).
: The authors declare no competing interests.