Shimizu, Akira https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5752-7676
Murakami, Satoshi
Tamai, Takayuki
Haga, Yuuki
Mashima, Rei
Watanabe, Seiji
Takao, Masaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-9477
Kinoshita, Tomofumi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6469-4652
Yamamoto, Haruyasu
Article History
Received: 4 June 2026
Accepted: 4 August 2026
First Online: 23 August 2026
DeclarationsDeclarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Ozu Memorial Hospital (Approval Number: 07001). Owing to the retrospective design, the requirement for written informed consent was waived; however, all patients were informed that their clinical and radiographic data might be used for research purposes, and none declined participation. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Competing interests: No Competing interests declared.