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- Title
Radiologists virtually unwrap mummy's secrets.
- Authors
Collier, Roger
- Abstract
The article discusses the results of the computed tomography (CT) scan of the Egyptian mummy Hetep-Bastet at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Ottawa, Ontario on November 18, 2008. Doctor Andrew Nelson, the anthropologist at the University of Western Ontario who interpreted the results, notes that radiological study of mummies teaches about the general health of past cultures and history of diseases. The CT scan revealed that the woman's left femur had once been broken and her bad teeth were caused by too much beer. It stresses that CT scan is a non-destructive way of studying ancient remains than autopsy.
- Subjects
OTTAWA (Ont.); ONTARIO; EGYPT; TOMOGRAPHY; MUMMY radiography; MUMMIES; NELSON, Andrew; CAUSES of death; ETIOLOGY of diseases; FEMUR injuries; UNIVERSITY of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ont.). Heart Institute
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2009, Vol 180, Issue 9, pE23
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.090237