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"Declarations GuarantorThe scientific guarantor of this publication is Jan Borggrefe. Conflict of interestJ.R.K.: Honoraria from GE Healthcare; support to attend meetings from Veryan Medical; Siemens Healthineers advisory board.J.B.: Honoraria from Philips, Siemens Healthineers, and Stryker.J-P.G: Research consultant for Siemens Healthineers.S.L. is a member of the European Radiology Scientific Editorial Board. He has not taken part in the review or selection process of this article. Received authorship and speaker royalties from Amboss. Statistics and biometryNo complex statistical methods were necessary. Informed consentWritten informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board. Ethical approvalInstitutional Review Board approval was obtained. Study subjects or cohorts overlapNone. MethodologyRetrospectiveObservationalPerformed at one institution Conflict of interest J.R.K.: Honoraria from GE Healthcare; support to attend meetings from Veryan Medical; Siemens Healthineers advisory board. J.B.: Honoraria from Philips, Siemens Healthineers, and Stryker. J-P.G: Research consultant for Siemens Healthineers. S.L. is a member of the European Radiology Scientific Editorial Board. He has not taken part in the review or selection process of this article. Received authorship and speaker royalties from Amboss."

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