In the last decades the interest of the scientific community in characterizing, monitoring and
conserving objects belonging to Cultural Heritage has continuously increased. In fact there …

The importance of alkali metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+) in chemical and biological
systems is well documented and a vast amount of literature exists [1–8]. The most visible …

The frequency of life forms in the fossil record is largely determined by the extent to which
they were mineralised at the time of their death. In addition to mineral structures, many …

The modern manifestation of mummy studies began to take shape in the 1970s and has
experienced significant growth during the last several decades, largely due to biomedical …

Purpose To compare the three different short‐echo time (TE) pulse sequences ultrashort
echo time (UTE), point‐wise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA), and …

Previous investigations have shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be
employed as an efficient non‐invasive diagnostic tool in studies on Egyptian mummies. MRI …

Noninvasive imaging of ancient tissues is of increasing interest in palaeopathological
studies, with conventional X‐ray and computed tomography currently considered the …

Objective To assess changes in different tissues during the process of artificial
mummification by natron using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of solids is rarely attempted. One of the main reasons is
that the broader MR linewidths, compared to the narrow resonance of the hydrogen (1H) in …

Objective To identify and interpret computed tomography (CT) findings of postmortem
changes in ancient Egyptian child mummies. Materials Whole-body CT examinations of 21 …