Opening an STV File

The STV file type is primarily associated with Planmeca Romexis.

STV	File extension: STV
	File type:	medical imaging file

What is an STV file

STV files mostly belong to Planmeca Romexis. The STV file holds an DICOM medical image used in clinical imaging systems. It stores digital image data in the DICOM format, which organizes both the image and essential metadata needed for medical diagnosis.
Key details as outlined by FilExt.com include:

DICOM Standard: The file follows a structured protocol for handling and transmitting medical imaging information.

Medical Use: It is used by imaging devices such as dental and radiographic machines, particularly those from Planmeca Romexis.

Viewing: To open and view an STV file, you need a DICOM viewer or software like Planmeca Romexis that supports this format.

FilExt.com tip: For additional technical details, visit the Planmeca website.

How to open an STV file

You need a suitable software like Planmeca Romexis to open an STV file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your STV file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a STV file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert STV files:

Planmeca Romexis
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. STV files are often referred to as Planmeca Romexis raster images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
sofTV.Author File
(Streaming Video Web Authoring)

STV format details:

If you can determine the file format, the associated program can also be determined. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. In the following you will find our evaluation of the STV files:

The STV file extension is mainly used by one program with a specific format. The two most common formats are as follows:

90% of all STV files save the data in DICOM file format. DICOM is short for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. DICOM files are used to store, exchange, and transmit medical images from radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and radiation therapy, but also personal data about the patient. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are on average 720 KB in size and range from 390 KB to 910 KB. This file type is based on cutting-edge technology. The keywords DICM and 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 are typical for these files. The following filename is common: S1.stv or S2.stv. Such files are related to trechel, zammattio, topdfs and send.

The remaining 10% of all STV files are files with no common format. Just click the "Choose your .stv file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your STV file is.

Technical Data for STV File Extension

File classification:

Raster Image

Related files:

ima, dicom, hdr, tsv, sfv, rvg, sty, stw, pano, stp, zip, jpg, stl, rar, exe, dcm, img

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: CCD_Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Diffraction Limited\MaxIm DL 3\MaxIm_DL.exe

an stv medical imaging file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with STV files

Associate the STV file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open medical imaging files. Because only the current version supports the latest STV file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Planmeca Romexis update.
To make sure that your STV file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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