Scenes from the past Multidetector CT study of gallbladder stones in a wrapped Egyptian mummy

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1191-1194

  Cesarani, Federico ^a   Martina, Maria Cristina ^b   Boano, Rosa ^c   Grilletto, Renato ^d   D'Amicone, Elvira ^b,e   Venturi, Claudio ^b   Gandini, Giovanni ^b  

^a Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Department of Human and Animal Biology

^d Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography

^e Archaeological Treasures for the Piedmont Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EGYPT; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RADIOGRAPHY;

EGYPT; EMBALMING; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MUMMIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349572978     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.294085246     Document Type: Article

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