Iizuka, Yusuke
Yoshinaga, Koichi
Amitani, Shizuka
Nishiyama, Seiya
Fukano, Kentaro
Miyazawa, Keika
Kitajima, Asuka
Sawada, Ikumi
Otsuka, Yuji
Sanui, Masamitsu
Article History
Received: 30 October 2023
Accepted: 28 February 2024
First Online: 2 March 2024
Declarations
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: This single-centre prospective study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center Saitama, Japan (Chairperson Prof. Shinichi Kako) on 4/01/2023 (approval number: S22-092). The study was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network (registration number: UMIN000049994 on 9/01/2023). The requirement for obtaining written informed consent was waived by the Research Ethics Committee of Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center owing to the non-invasive nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.