Sulemana, Hamza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-3075
Mumuni, Abdul Nashirudeen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4697-0654
Abubakari, Izre-deen Osman Mohammed https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9151-9919
Article History
Received: 15 November 2023
Accepted: 16 November 2024
First Online: 16 December 2024
Declarations
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: Permission was sought from the departments of the participating facilities for access to the patient’s data. Because the study was conducted retrospectively using available CT data, ethical approvals and patients' informed consent were waived. Moreover, CT image data of patients were assigned unique codes and stored on the hard drive of the researcher’s personal computer, which was password-protected. This was done to ensure the patient’s anonymity and confidentiality.
: Permission to use the patient’s data for publication in this study was granted by the facilities, and patient informed consent was waived.
: All authors declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest.