Der Radiologe
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Historical Article
[View of the past: Roentgenography of an Egyptian mummy].
Report 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. ⋯ 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.