Tanaka, Moe
Koya, Toshiyuki
Uji, Wakana
Koda, Hiroki
Endo, Masahiro
Oshima, Kyoichiro
Sofuku, Haruka
Matsuda, Takahiro
Naramoto, Shun
Ueno, Hiroshi
Aoki, Ami
Shima, Kenjiro
Kimura, Yosuke
Kikuchi, Toshiaki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan
Article History
Received: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 2 April 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Niigata University Ethics Committee (No. 2524). In accordance with national/institutional policies, individual written informed consent was waived; an opt-out notice describing the study purpose and data handling was posted on the university website and on-site bulletin boards. Patients who opted out were excluded.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.