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Table 2 Arterial depiction on four reconstructed images

From: Deep learning image reconstruction algorithm for carotid dual-energy computed tomography angiography: evaluation of image quality and diagnostic performance

ASIR-V (Reader 1)

(Reader 2)

DLIR-L (Reader 1)

(Reader 2)

DLIR-M (Reader 1)

(Reader 2)

DLIR-H (Reader 1)

(Reader 2)

p value

κ value

CCA

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.4 ± 0.7 (2–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.6 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.096

0.78

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.4 ± 0.7 (2–5)

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.5 (3–5)

0.072

 

ICA

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.4 ± 0.7 (3–5)

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.261

0.75

4.3 ± 0.7 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.300

 

VA

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.1 ± 0.7 (2–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.080

0.67

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.0 ± 0.7 (2–5)

4.1 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.5 (3–5)

0.181

 

BA

4.1 ± 0.5 (3–5)

4.0 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.1 ± 0.5 (3–5)

4.1 ± 0.5 (3–5)

0.511

0.83

4.0 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.0 ± 0.7 (3–5)

4.0 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.1 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.429

 

ACA

A1–A2

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.779

0.85

4.4 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.5 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.724

 

A3

3.3 ± 0.8 (2–4)

3.3 ± 0.8 (2–4)

3.4 ± 0.7 (2–4)

3.5 ± 0.5* (3–4)

0.002

0.60

3.2 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.3 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.3 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.3 ± 0.5 (2–4)

0.753

 

A4

2.2 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.2 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.3 ± 0.8 (1–4)

2.3 ± 0.9 (1–4)

0.112

0.89

2.1 ± 0.7 (1–3)

2.1 ± 0.7 (1–3)

2.2 ± 0.8 (1–3)

2.3 ± 0.7 (1–3)

0.248

 

MCA

M1–M2

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.896

0.78

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.494

 

M3

3.6 ± 0.6 (2–5)

3.6 ± 0.7 (2–5)

3.6 ± 0.6 (2–5)

3.6 ± 0.6 (2–5)

0.261

0.84

3.5 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.4 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.5 ± 0.6 (2–4)

3.5 ± 0.6 (2–5)

0.284

 

M4

3.2 ± 0.7 (2–4)

3.1 ± 0.8 (1–4)

3.2 ± 0.7 (1–4)

3.2 ± 0.8 (1–4)

0.392

0.92

3.2 ± 0.7 (2–4)

3.1 ± 0.9 (1–4)

3.2 ± 0.8 (1–4)

3.1 ± 0.8 (1–4)

0.644

 

PCA

P1–P2

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.2 ± 0.6 (3–5)

1.000

0.84

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

4.3 ± 0.6 (3–5)

0.392

 

P3

3.1 ± 0.7 (1–4)

3.1 ± 0.7 (1–4)

3.1 ± 0.7 (1–4)

3.2 ± 0.7 (2–4)

0.332

0.86

3.0 ± 0.6 (1–4)

3.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

3.0 ± 0.6 (1–4)

3.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

0.675

 

P4

2.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.2 ± 0.7 (1–4)

0.068

0.82

2.1 ± 0.8 (1–4)

2.0 ± 0.7 (1–4)

2.1 ± 0.8 (1–4)

2.1 ± 0.6 (1–3)

0.463

 
  1. *Mean statistical higher than ASIR-V
  2. AA, aortic arch; CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; VA, vertebral artery; BA, basilar artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery. ASIR, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-Veo; DLIR, deep learning image reconstruction (low strength, DLIR-L; medium strength, DLIR-M; high strength, DLIR-H)