Esmeraldo, Mateus A.
Chambers, Stefanie
Kravutske, Yanniklas
Reis, Eduardo P.
Kasprian, Gregor
Geraldo, Ana Filipa
Gatidis, Sergios
Soares, Bruno P.
Article History
Received: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable. All imaging data were previously collected under ethical approvals by the original dataset providers and released in accordance with their respective consent procedures [ , ]. This study used only fully de-identified, publicly accessible data and did not involve prospective data collection or interaction with human participants [ , ]. According to institutional and national guidelines, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: We confirm that we have read the Brain Informatics journal’s position on ethical publication and affirm that this manuscript complies with those guidelines.
: Not applicable. This study analyzed de-identified, publicly released data [ , ] and involved no direct patient contact.
: No copyrighted or previously published material requiring permission for reproduction was used in this manuscript. All figures and analyses are original and based on publicly available datasets [ , ].