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This retrospective study included 60 patients who underwent contrast-enhanced abdominal CT with an arterial phase between April and June 2025. Images were reconstructed using both SR-DLR and DLR algorithms. Quantitative evaluation included CT attenuation values, image noise, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), full width at half maximum (FWHM), and edge rise distance and edge rise slope (ERD\/ERS) for the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and proper hepatic artery (PHA). Three radiologists independently performed qualitative assessments of cystic artery, PHA, SMA, and cystic duct delineation, as well as image noise, sharpness, and artifacts. SR-DLR showed significantly lower image noise and higher CT attenuation values and CNR than DLR (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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