World Radiography Day is observed every year on November 8. Over the years it has undergone massive change since it was introduced for the first time in 1895. Nowadays, apart from X-rays, many more different types of imaging techniques are used for tracking down health anomalies and problems. That is why today radiography has become a mainstay of most diagnoses in the medical world.
X-rays have changed the way health problems are diagnosed
X-rays introduced the technique to see inside the body and diagnose diseases , broken bones, torn ligaments, and so many other things. Radiations are used by the X-ray machine to look inside the body and check the presence of foreign objects and the development of unwanted growth. With the help of X-ray reports, the health experts can diagnose the health issue in a better way and prescribe appropriate treatment.
That is why most doctors rely on radiographers who provide accurate test results and help the physicians take the right steps without any delay thereby many times even saving the life of the patient.
Other imaging techniques
X-ray is the basic imaging technique. Now it has grown into different higher imaging techniques such as MRI, CT, angiography, fluoroscopy, and more. These advanced technologies make the real-time imaging of blood vessels and the digestive system possible by providing 2D and 3D maps of the body’s tissue and thus give the overall cross-section view to health experts.
Nowadays, all doctors rely on these technologies which have become the central technique for disease management. With so many horrifying diseases plaguing the world, radiography has become a highly important and integral part of the disease management plan and offers more options to healthcare experts for detecting and treating a particular health issue.
Radiography makes early detection of any disease possible and thus lives of many people can be saved or death can be delayed with powerful diagnostic as well as treatment tools.