CT Scans Unlock New Medical Secrets Of Ancient Egyptian Mummies

High-resolution imaging at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention in two ...
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2,000-Year-Old Mummies Show Ancient Egyptians Had Back and Hip Pain, Too

Learn how advancements in CT scanner technology is helping to unwrap the lives of ancient Egyptian mummies without even ...

Experts Stuck 2 Mummies in a CT Scanner. Here’s What They Saw

Two Egyptian mummies underwent full-body computed tomography (CT) scans, which doctors today use to identify injuries and ...

Two 2,200-year-old mummies get CT scans at USC. Here’s what researchers found out

Each mummy was scanned in its sarcophagus, which weighs about 200 pounds. Then 3D models of the two Egyptian priests were ...

What do you get when you put a mummy through a CT scan?

Researchers used CT scanners and medical-grade 3D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on Egyptian mummies. Their goal, as ...

CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life

Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients' diseases and injuries ...
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Will a CT Scan Give You Cancer?

CT scans are used to investigate all sorts of medical issues, from checking for brain bleeding after a kid takes a hard hit on the soccer field, to revealing what a bike accident did to a cyclist’s ...
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Centra Foundation awarded $450K for cardiac PET/CT scanner

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR)- The Centra Foundation was awarded a $450,000 grant from Al Stroobants Foundation to help fund a new ...
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The Long Week Between a CT Scan and My Oncologist Visit

Cancer survivors' follow-up frequency depends on cancer type, treatment response, and individual factors, including insurance ...