CT of a ptolemaic period mummy from the ancient Egyptian city of Akhmim

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2023-2032

  Chan, Steve S ^a   Elias, Jonathan P ^b   Hysell, Mark E ^a   Hallowell, Michael J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CITIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUMMIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58149387661     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.287085039     Document Type: Article

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