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This is perhaps the most important update that X-rays have received at all times, because apparently a new scanner created in New Zealand, will allow to make X-rays in 3D and color, allowing not only to observe the bone elements, but also the soft tissues .
This new technology was developed by researchers from New Zealand, of the Universities of Otago and Canterbury, as well as the MARS Bioimaging company, who use the particle accelerator technology of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), developed this new scanner, which, like a photographic sensor, detects changes in wavelengths as the rays pass through the body. This technology will be marketed under the name of Spectral CT, which will undoubtedly represent a breakthrough for the medicine.
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The possibility of the X-ray being done in three dimensions and in color, provides the possibility of observing not only the bone elements, but also allows the observation of soft tissues such as muscles, fats, among other elements. This is of great importance, since it will allow diagnosis of diseases in a more precise way, and the possibility of detecting other conditions early, such as bone and joint diseases, as well as the detection of cancer and signs of possible vascular diseases.
Researchers have made tests of this new technology, mainly to evaluate the health of different joints, for the study of cancer and the different cardiovascular diseases that represent risk of heart attacks, although there is already talk of the possibility of applying said technology in the field of dentistry, and brain surgeries.
Although this technology is already a fact, we still have to wait for the results of the first clinical trials and the approval of the different regulatory organizations, so it will still be a while before the fact that our first 3D radiography becomes a reality.
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