Medical imaging of mummies and bog bodies–a mini-review

N Lynnerup - Gerontology, 2010 - karger.com
Mummies are human remains with preservation of non-bony tissue. Mummification by
natural influences results in so-called natural mummies, while mummification induced by …

Mummies

N Lynnerup - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Mummies are human remains with preservation of nonbony tissue. Mummification by natural
influences results in so‐called natural mummies, whereas mummification induced by active …

Computed tomography scanning and three‐dimensional visualization of mummies and bog bodies

N Lynnerup - Advances in human palaeopathology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The development of commercially available computed tomography (CT) scanners in the
1970s meant that, for the first time, the three‐dimensional internal structure of mummies and …

Radiology of mummies

M Licata, A Tosi, O Larentis, C Rossetti… - Seminars in Ultrasound …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past, autoptic examinations were usually performed for research. This type of
examination, for obvious reasons, did not appeal to paleopathologists as these procedures …

Diagnostic paleoradiology of mummified tissue: interpretation and pitfalls

FJ Rühli, RK Chhem, T Böni - Canadian Association of …, 2004 - search.proquest.com
Although guidelines for the examination of nonclinical skeletal material by CT have been
validated, 36 the accuracy and reliability of CT in the investigation of mummified tissues has …

Methods in mummy research

N Lynnerup - Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 2009 - JSTOR
Mummies are human remains with preservation of non-bony tissue. Many mummy studies
focus on the development and application of non-destructive methods for examining …

CT imaging of human mummies: a critical review of the literature (1979–2005)

JJ O'Brien, JJ Battista, C Romagnoli… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The number of computerised tomography (CT) investigations of mummies has increased
since the first published study in 1979. However, this approach has never been validated …

Imaging of ancient Egyptian animal mummies

LM McKnight, SD Atherton-Woolham, JE Adams - RadioGraphics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Human mummies have long been studied by using imaging as a primary investigative
method. Mummified animal remains from ancient Egypt are less well researched, yet much …

A critical look at mummy CT scanning

SL Cox - The Anatomical Record, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography scanning of mummies has been conducted for almost 40 years, and
has become an increasingly popular method of mummy study in the 21st century. However …

Common and unexpected findings in mummies from ancient Egypt and South America as revealed by CT

C Jackowski, S Bolliger, MJ Thali - Radiographics, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomography (CT) has proved to be a valuable investigative tool for mummy
research and is the method of choice for examining mummies. It allows for noninvasive …