Mizutani, Katsuhiro
Yamada, Yoshitake https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-5349
Yamada, Minoru
Yokoyama, Yoichi
Kosugi, Kenzo
Yoshida, Keisuke
Takahashi, Satoshi
Akiyama, Takenori
Toda, Masahiro
Jinzaki, Masahiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP17H04266)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20K08056)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP21H03799)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP23K07214)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP25K03440)
Research grant from the Japan Radiological Society supported by Bayer
Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation
Article History
Received: 12 March 2026
Revised: 6 May 2026
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Keio University School of Medicine (approval no. 20221150; January 12, 2023). This retrospective analysis used data from a previous prospective study approved by the same ethics committee (approval no. 20180035; June 15, 2018; UMIN-CTR: UMIN000032999). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants in the original prospective study.
: The requirement for additional informed consent for this retrospective analysis was waived by the ethics committee.
: MJ received a grant from Canon Medical Systems. However, the company was not involved in the design or conduct of the study; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. The remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests.