Charles William Westin MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Stephanie Maria McCann MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

David Jahangir MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Emily Teeter PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mary Greuel, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Walter Vannier MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

This exhibit focuses on CT scanning of  “Wenuhotep” (AIC 1893.15, O.I. #17287), an Egyptian mummy that has been analyzed by CT twice before. However, the physical features and provenance raised questions that 1980s imaging technology could not resolve. We rescanned the mummy with a state-of-the-art clinical CT scanner, yielding observations that contradict prior reports and deepen our understanding of the relic. Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to examine mummies; however, it is not clear what can be gained by rescanning mummies with state-of-the-art CT scanners, so we use this example to illustrate the potential benefits. Wenuhotep was examined by CT in 1982 and several publications [1,2,3] were written as a result of the imaging findings, which will be presented and compared with findings from our current exam. We will systematically review imaging of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and extremities, and present representative images. Finally, we will discuss the contribution of better imaging acquisition and post-processing analysis to our findings. 

1. Background     a. Mummification      b. Wenuhopet information 2. Imaging     a. Historical use of XR and CT     b. Current Scanning Technique     c. Analysis and comparsion to prior results by anatomic division 3. Discussion  

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14008073/14008073_ukf5.pdf

Westin, C, McCann, S, Jahangir, D, Teeter, E, Greuel, M, Vannier, M, Rescanning an Egyptian Mummy Surrounded by Controversy Provides New Insights through Advances in Image Acquisition and Post-processing Analysis.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14008073.html