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This study aimed to develop and evaluate a novel image-domain artifact reduction algorithm based on convolutional neural networks, named Crown Artifact Reduction Net (CARNet), specifically for mitigating artifacts caused by zirconia single crowns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CARNet model was architectured on a UNet backbone, enhanced with a dedicated Residual Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ResASPP) module designed for multi-scale feature extraction and fusion via residual and short-cut connections. A dataset was constructed from the public Zenodo clinical repository by simulating zirconia artifacts. Algorithm performance was assessed using both objective metrics\u2014normalized mean absolute error (NMAE), structural similarity index (SSIM), and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR)\u2014and subjective evaluation via a Likert scale. CARNet\u2019s efficacy was compared against established image-domain algorithms, including Artifact Disentanglement Network (ADN) and Cycle-Consistent Adversarial Network (CycleGAN), as well as traditional linear interpolation (LI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CARNet processing yielded significantly superior results for zirconia artifacts (axial\/occlusal surfaces) than other methods, with NMAE: 0.013\u2009\u00b1\u20090.001\/0.013\u2009\u00b1\u20090.001; SSIM: 0.959\u2009\u00b1\u20090.007\/0.956\u2009\u00b1\u20090.008; PSNR: 40.39\u2009\u00b1\u20090.77\/41.41\u2009\u00b1\u20090.80\u2009dB. Subjective assessments confirmed that CARNet effectively suppressed artifacts while better preserving crown details and marginal integrity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CARNet model proves to be an effective and reliable method for reducing zirconia restoration artifacts in CBCT, demonstrating satisfactory performance in restoring images affected by zirconia single crowns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/dmfr\/twag028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]],"date-time":"2026-05-19T04:18:00Z","timestamp":1779164280000},"page":"675-685","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of a convolutional neural network-based artifact reduction algorithm for zirconia single crown artifacts in cone-beam 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