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Images reconstructed by four algorithms (120-kVp-like with ASIR-V40%, 50\u00a0keV with ASIR-V40%, 50\u00a0keV with DLIR-M, 50\u00a0keV with DLIR-H) were compared. CT attenuation, image noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were all calculated. Edge rise distance (ERD) and edge-rise slope (ERS) were measured on the right common carotid artery to reflect spatial resolution. Quantitative data are summarized as the mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD. The subjective image quality scores using a 5-point Likert scale were obtained for the following: overall image quality, edge sharpness of vessels, image noise, and artifacts.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The CT attenuation of all vessels in the 120kVp-like images were lower than the 3 sets of 50\u00a0keV images with significant difference (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). In the 50\u00a0keV images, both sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) and white matter (WM) had a minimum noise in DLIR-H group, and a maximum in ASIR-V40% group with significant difference (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). SNR and CNR in 50\u00a0keV images of all vessels had the same results: highest in DLIR-H group and lowest in ASIR-V40% group with significant differences (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The mean value of ERD showed no significant difference among the four groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.082). While the 120kVp-like images had the lowest ERS, which showed statistically significant difference with the other groups (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In terms of overall image quality, sharpness, and artifacts, the scores of DLIR-M and DLIR-H at 50\u00a0keV were not statistically different (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05), and were higher than ASIR-V40% at 50\u00a0keV images (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), and higher than ASIR-V40% at 120 kVp-like (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The scores of DLIR-H at 50\u00a0keV were highest in terms of noise and average scores.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>DLIR is a potential solution for DECTA reconstruction since it can greatly reduce image noise, improving image quality of head and neck DECTA at 50\u00a0keV It is worth considering adopting in routine head and neck CTA applications.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12880-025-01659-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,10]],"date-time":"2025-04-10T12:47:16Z","timestamp":1744289236000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Image quality improvement in head and neck angiography based on dual-energy CT and deep learning"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"He","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lulu","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Juan","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"He","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Xiaonan","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Shuai","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Aiyun","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Shenman","family":"Qiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Yankai","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Ding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Chunfeng","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Kai","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"1659_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"309","DOI":"10.1177\/1971400919845361","volume":"32","author":"D Volders","year":"2019","unstructured":"Volders D, Shewchuk JR, Marangoni M, et al. 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