Computed tomography of the heads of ancient Egyptian mummies: a systematic review of the medical literature
| العنوان: | Computed tomography of the heads of ancient Egyptian mummies: a systematic review of the medical literature |
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| المؤلفون: | Caroline Tilleux, Etienne Danse, Luc Delvaux, Jean-Philippe Hastir, Raphael Olszewski |
| المساهمون: | UCL - SSS/IREC/NMSK - Neuro-musculo-skeletal Lab |
| المصدر: | Nemesis : Negative Effects in Medical Sciences, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Vol. 9, no.1, p. 1-49 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Universite Catholique de Louvain, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, face, Computed tomography, head, embalming, systematic review, Egyptian mummy, computer tomography, medicine, Medical physics, business, Medical literature |
| الوصف: | Objective: To summarize the current knowledge on CT scanning of Egyptian mummy heads and faces and provide more valid methodology than that previously available. Material and methods: A systematic review was performed by one observer using two biomedical databases: PubMed and EMBASE. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied along with language restrictions. Finally, 2120 articles were found, 359 articles were duplicated among all search equations, 1454 articles were excluded, 307 articles were retained for full review, and 28 articles (31 mummies) were selected for the final study (PRISMA workflow). Results: The data were categorized into the following groups: 1) general information; 2) 1st author affiliation; 3) CT radiological protocol; 4) excerebration pathways; 5) soft tissue preservation; 6) dental status and displaced teeth; 7) packing of the mouth, ears, nose, and eyes, and 8) outer facial appearance. The evidence-based quality of the studies was low because only case reports and small case series were found. Discussion: The embalming art applied to a mummified head and face shows great variability across the whole span of Egyptian civilization. The differences among the various embalming techniques rely on multiple tiny details that are revealed by meticulous analysis of CT scans by a multidisciplinary team of experts. Conclusion: There is a need for more systematization of the CT radiological protocol and the description of Egyptian mumm’y heads and faces to better understand the details of embalming methods. |
| تدمد: | 2593-3612 2593-3604 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::3bdcae0da50acb8fac9c9bdb51f218fc https://doi.org/10.14428/nemesis.v9i1.52583 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....3bdcae0da50acb8fac9c9bdb51f218fc |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 25933612 25933604 |
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