title: Considered limitations and possible applications of computed tomography in mummy research.
abstract: Over the past two decades, computed tomography, CT, has become one of the most significant imaging modalities in clinical medicine. The hardware and software innovations responsible for the advances in image quality have also resulted in the desire to incorporate CT into mummy research. Although manufacturers have endeavored to simplify the operation of the equipment, the intended use has been primarily living humans and not dehydrated remains. However, with a thorough understanding of the underlying principles of the modality, including the limitations, and the consequences of the manipulation of technical settings, satisfactory results can be obtained.
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology Research Institute, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Conlogue
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerald
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009106:Mummies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012106:Research; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: computed tomography; multidetector computed tomography; multislice computed tomography; mummies