ST-XR or stereoscopic radiography is the name given to the set made up of two radiographies that, carried out in a specific way with a conventional X-ray machine and visualised on the monitor developed for its correct visualisation, provide the healthcare professional with real and very valuable information in many cases of the volumetric morphology of the lesion to be studied.
This type of radiography located between the conventional radiography and the CT allows:
Two three-dimensional images of the area to be studied that can be generated with only one ST-XR and a CT film that can be simulated by turning 360º with only four ST-XR.
So this system allows to reduce:
- The amount of radiation patients receive
- The high cost of performing tests such as CT compared to conventional XR.
- The waiting lists that patients have to endure due to the lack of equipment of expensive machines such as CT machines as well as specialized personnel to interpret these images.
Thus obtaining benefits for all parties involved.
- The patient’s health is no longer deteriorated by receiving excessive ionizing radiation such as X-rays with the consequences and adverse effects that this implies.
- The patient does not have to assume long waiting periods in order to obtain a proper diagnosis of possible injuries.
- Both the public and private health care sectors see their costs reduced in carrying out a diagnosis by using conventional X-ray machines which are already implanted in practically all health centres.