Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO.81771904)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61828205)
Key Research and Development Project of Xuzhou Science and Technology Bureau (KC19143)
Jiangsu Postdoctoral Science Foundation (1701061B, 2017107007)
Article History
Received: 13 November 2019
Accepted: 24 August 2020
First Online: 9 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We have obtained a permission from the Imaging Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and the study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University. We have obtained verbal informed consent from all participants in the study according to the wishes of the participants. For minors, we have obtained the consent of their parents or legal guardians. The Ethics Committee of Xuzhou Medical University has approved this procedure. What we need to declare is that pituitary tumor dataset used in our study has followed all the procedures required by the Chinese government’s law. The data has been strictly reviewed by those in charge of such issues and all sensitive information has been removed. The study is purely for research purpose and does not have any dispute of interest.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.