Kitajima, Takamasa
Tajima, Hideki
Nohara, Eri
Jinno, Shiori
Morimoto, Chie
Inoue, Daiki
Marumo, Satoshi
Miwa, Atsushi
Fukui, Motonari
Funding for this research was provided by:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC
Article History
Received: 1 September 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Medical Research Institute, KITANO HOSPITAL Ethics Committee (Ethics Board approval number: P2102009). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. Additionally, we prioritized the protection of personal information in compliance with ethical guidelines.
: Written informed consent for the publication of anonymized clinical details and/or accompanying data was obtained from all participants included in this study. All identifying information has been removed to protect participant privacy.
: The authors declare no competing interests.