Computed Tomography –Detected Paleopathologies in Ancient Egyptian Mummies

Computed tomography (CT) –based analyses of mummies have been performed since the 1970s but, until now, no systematic summary of PubMed®-published data has been performed. The aim was to perform a systematic review of previously published cases and summarize artificial changes and detectable paleopathologies.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - August 17, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Lara Cramer, Anke Brix, Ekatrina Matin, Frank R ühli, Kais Hussein Source Type: research