Open AccessComputed tomography head and facial bones review of a 2700 year old Egyptian mummy
Author(s) -
P. Lockwood,
James E. Elliott,
Andrew J. Nelson,
S.D. Harris
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20190076
Subject(s) - computed tomography , facial reconstruction , anatomy , soft tissue , head (geology) , ancient egypt , medicine , radiology , biology , surgery , paleontology , ancient history , history
CT scanning techniques used in head and facial bones examination in the clinical environment can also be transferable to the imaging of post-mortem cases as a novel non-destructive and non-invasive investigation in forensic cases. We describe a study of the head and facial bones of a 2700-year-old Egyptian mummy. Cross-sectional investigation can lead to discovering unknown information of skeletal and soft tissue structures and anatomy to contribute to the knowledge of preserved mummified remains and the practice of palaeoradiology.