| Scenes from the past: multidetector CT study of gallbladder stones in a wrapped Egyptian mummy. | |
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PMID: 19605665 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A whole-body examination was performed with multidetector computed tomography (CT) of a completely wrapped Egyptian mummy from the collection at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy. The mummy dates from the Eighteenth Dynasty. Although embalmment of the deceased man should have included evisceration in accordance with his social rank, no canopic jars containing internal organs had been found at the discovery of his tomb, and at CT, all the organs were found to have desiccated inside the body. Numerous calcified stones that were incidentally identified in the gallbladder had attenuation characteristics indicative of a predominant bile pigment content. This case demonstrates the superior capabilities of multidetector CT for the noninvasive study of embalmed bodies. The intrinsic capacity of CT for depicting the density of materials allowed not only the identification of the gallbladder stones but also their characterization. |
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Authors:
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Federico Cesarani; Maria Cristina Martina; Rosa Boano; Renato Grilletto; Elvira D'Amicone; Claudio Venturi; Giovanni Gandini |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc Volume: 29 ISSN: 1527-1323 ISO Abbreviation: Radiographics Publication Date: 2009 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-16 Completed Date: 2009-09-30 Revised Date: 2010-11-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8302501 Medline TA: Radiographics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1191-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright RSNA, 2009 |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Complex Operational Structure for Radiologic Diagnosis, Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy. |
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Egypt Embalming / methods* Gallstones / radiography* Humans Male Mummies / radiography* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods* |
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