Privitera, Grete Francesca
Alaimo, Salvatore
Micale, Giovanni
Giaimi, Luca
Mare, Marzia
Lombardo, Sofia Paola
Martorana, Emanuele
Villa, Riccardo
Ferro, Alfredo
Forte, Stefano
Pulvirenti, Alfredo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-0295
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 21 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinky, complied with national ethical guidelines and was approved by the Ethical Committee “Catania 2” under protocol number 116, dated February 22, 2022. Written informed consent was obtained from all participating patients.
: The authors declare that a patent regarding the primary technology described in the manuscript has been granted (Italian Patent Office, patent number: 102,023,000,012,882 of 16/06/2025). All authors declare no other financial or non-financial competing interests.