An anencephalus foetus petrified by Gerolamo Segato (1792-1836).
We report the case of an anencephalic foetus petrified by Gerolamo Segato in the course of his experiments on body conservation. The specimen has been studied applying non-invasive methods. Digital radiography and computed tomography (CT) alogside more advanced techniques such as three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction and virtual endoscopy (VE) have been used to investigate anatomic morphology and to perform hypotheses about Segato's method of petrification which is still unknown.
Ciranni
Rosalba
R
Department of Oncology, Medical School, Pisa University, Pisa, Italy. r.ciranni@med.unipi.it
Fornaciari
Gino
G
Nardini
Vincenzo
V
Caramella
Davide
D
D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000266:history*