Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The power of multidetector-row CT to provide new diagnostic information is manifesting itself in some unusual ways. For example, the modality has shed new light on a mystery over 3,300 years old -- why Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun died at the tender age of 19.
In an article we're featuring this week in our CT Digital Community, staff writer Heather Hokenson explores a recent project to run King Tut's mummified body through a multislice CT scanner. The idea was to shed more light on the boy-king's cause of death without disturbing the fragile remains.
Previous examinations of the mummy with x-ray raised the theory that King Tut had been murdered, but multislice CT was able to dispel this theory. Based on the scans, Egyptian researchers were able to develop an alternative hypothesis to account for Tut's early demise.
To find out what may have killed the world's most famous mummy, and view images from the project, click here, or visit the CT Digital Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
