• Der Radiologe · Feb 1975

    Historical Article

    [View of the past: Roentgenography of an Egyptian mummy].

    • W Wenz, B Spranz, and W Kosack.
    • Radiologe. 1975 Feb 1; 15 (2): 45-9.

    AbstractReport concerning roentgenographic examinations of an Egyptian mummy dating back to 900 B.C. from the "Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg/Breisgau". The study was performed to detect funeral gifts which can be found otherwise only if the linnen bandage of the mummy is destroyed. Extraordinary findings were degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine and joints, pseudo-gout, marked caries of several teeth and signs for a healed occipital osteomyelitis. Suggestions are discussed about a particular compression of thorax and pelvis which is apparently due to the technique of bandaging. This was not observed in examinations of other mummies. Fractures of the first to third phalanges suggest forceful removal of precious rings. A circular-shaped opening in the parietal bone and a small radiodense foreign body which projects over the pharynx remain unexplained.

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