The Scientific Study of Mummies
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of paleohistology 369 Rehydration of desiccated tissues 370 Embedding and processing of mummified
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Computed tomography alone reveals the secrets of ancient mummies in medical archaeology.
www.nuclmed.gr 1 4 8 May August 2013 Diagnostics of ancient mummies has ever since provoked an unbroken fascination to man. Without opening the coffin and destroying the mummies, radiological diagnostics has become the forerunner, including conventional radiography and 3D computed tomography (CT). Nuclear medicine, using scintigraphy, single-photon emission tomography or positron emission tomog...
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