La tomographie par ordinateur appliquée aux momies égyptiennes. Aperçu de l'état actuel des recherches

Pahl, W.M.

doi:10.3406/bmsap.1981.3841

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“…The first CT study of an Egyptian mummy was carried out on a mummy of the XXII Dynasty in Toronto in 1977 [36]. In the 10 years that followed, numerous accurate CT studies were performed on individual mummies or on groups of mummies, as in the case of the study of one of the largest collections of Egyptian mummies, which is held by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts [37][38][39][40][41]. Such studies continue with increasingly sophisticated methods [42].…”

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“…La prima TAC a una mummia egizia fu eseguita a Toronto nel 1977 su una mummia della XXII dinastia [36]. Nei dieci anni successivi furono pubblicati numerosi e accurati studi TAC effettuati sia su singole mummie sia su gruppi di esse, come ne è esempio lo studio di una delle più grandi collezioni di mummie egizie e cioè quella del Museum of Fine Arts di Boston [37][38][39][40][41]. Questi studi continuano tutt'oggi con modalità sempre più sofisticate [42].…”

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Notes on the history of the radiological study of Egyptian mummies: from X-rays to new imaging techniques

Cosmacini

Piacentini

2008

Radiol med

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A few centuries after the practice of mummification was finally abolished in the seventh century A.D., mummies began to capture the collective imagination, exerting a mysterious fascination that continues to this day. From the beginning, the radiological study of Egyptian mummies permitted the collection not only of medical data but also of anthropological and archaeological evidence. The first radiological study of an Egyptian mummy was performed by Flinders Petrie shortly after the discovery of X-rays in 1895, and since then, radiology has never stopped investigating these special patients. By the end of the 1970s, computed tomography (CT) scanning permitted more in-depth studies to be carried out without requiring the mummies to be removed from their cartonnage. CT images can be used to obtain a three-dimensional reconstruction of the mummy that provides important new information, in part thanks to the virtual endoscopy technique known as "fly through". Moreover, starting from CT data and using sophisticated graphics software, one can reconstruct an image of the face of the mummified individual at the time of his or her death. The history of imaging, from its origins until now, from the simplest to the most sophisticated technique, allows us to appreciate why these studies have been, and still are, fundamental in the study of Egyptian mummies.

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