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https://doi.org/10.5671/ca.48.4.3
Paleoradiological survey through virtopsy of the natural mummies from the church of Sant’Anna in Modica, south-eastern Sicily
Luca Ventura
orcid.org/0000-0002-1526-3941
; Division of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
Valentina Pensiero
; Independent Researcher in Archaeology, Scicli (RG), Italy
Guido Romeo
; Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Maggiore Hospital, Modica (RG) Division of Radiology, Busacca Hospital, Scicli (RG), Italy
Alessandro Causarano
; Division of Radiology, Busacca Hospital, Scicli (RG), Italy
Giovanna Giallongo
; Archivist, Museum of the Costume, Scicli (RG), Italy
Claudio Caruso
; Health Care Residence, Busacca Hospital, Scicli (RG), Italy
Giuseppe Voi
; Health Care Residence, Busacca Hospital, Scicli (RG), Italy
Mirko Traversari
orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-7626
; Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
Sažetak
Two natural well-preserved mummies were found in the Church of Sant’Anna in Modica, south-eastern Sicily. The bodies, dating back to 19th and 18th century, underwent external examination, digital radiology, and computed tomography scanning. The conservative survey to these mummies allowed to date them back, understanding the preservation mechanism and detecting significant diseases. Paleoradiologic investigation allowed us to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in both individuals, complicated by phthisis in one of them. Obesity, degenerative joint disease, gallstones, and phleboliths were also found in the other subject, along with possible traditional remedies to pain relief, and a iatrogenic pneumothorax. Further investigations are planned in order to better evaluate each single disease and related findings.
Ključne riječi
paleoradiology; forensic clinical anatomy; paleopathology; mummies; Sicili
Hrčak ID:
330145
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Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2024.
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