Pickering R B, Conces D J, Braunstein E M, Yurco F
Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1990 Sep;83(1):49-55. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330830106.
Computed tomography allows cross-sectional imaging of anthropological as well as clinical subjects. Recently, technical innovations have made three-dimensional reconstruction of these images feasible. We performed two-dimensional and three-dimensional computed tomography of a Late Period Egyptian mummy to reexamine findings seen on previous radiographic studies and to evaluate the usefulness of these techniques in paleopathology. Two-dimensional images provided excellent anatomic detail. There was graphic depiction of the mummification process that corroborated information previously obtained from Egyptological studies. Three-dimensional reconstruction provided images of facial features as if the mummy had been unwrapped. Three-dimensional computed tomography is a useful method of nondestructively evaluating paleopathological remains, and it may yield information not obtainable by any other means.
计算机断层扫描可对人类学及临床研究对象进行横断面成像。最近，技术创新已使这些图像的三维重建成为可能。我们对一具晚期埃及木乃伊进行了二维和三维计算机断层扫描，以重新审视先前放射学研究中所见的结果，并评估这些技术在古病理学中的实用性。二维图像提供了出色的解剖细节。对木乃伊化过程有生动的描绘，证实了先前从埃及学研究中获得的信息。三维重建提供了面部特征图像，就好像木乃伊已被解开包裹一样。三维计算机断层扫描是一种无损评估古病理遗骸的有用方法，它可能会产生其他任何方法都无法获得的信息。
