Mergen, Markus
Busch, Felix
Schwarberg, Benjamin
Koldeweihe, Pia
Jungwirth, David
Sydlik, Jonas
Maurer, H. Carlo
Makowski, Marcus R.
Spitzl, Daniel
Gassert, Florian T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Technische Universität München
Article History
Received: 20 October 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 20 March 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Technical University of Munich (Approval ID: 2024-590-S-CB). The requirement for individual informed consent was waived by the ethics committee due to the retrospective design and use of fully anonymized clinical data. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and institutional guidelines.
: Not applicable.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.