Imaging Evaluation of Skull Trepanation Using Radiography and CT

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-258

  Chege, Nancy ^a   Sartoris, David J ^b   Tyson, Rose ^c   Resnick, Donald ^d  

^a UCSD Medical Center ^*

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c San Diego Museum of Man   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Peru; Radiography; Trepanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039135115     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199606)6:3<249::aid-oa269>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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