Minami, Kimito https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1659-9324
Saga, Takashi
Kato, Mitsuharu
Nakayama, Daisuke
Morinaga, Masahiro
Shimatani, Tatsutoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-2924
Takeuchi, Muneyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9117-3596
Article History
Received: 20 December 2025
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 1 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (approval number: R25002). The requirement for informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study, with a public opt-out process in place, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: Kimito Minami has received an unrestricted research grant from Vygon France that is not related to the content of this study. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.