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The use of micro-CT in the paleopathology
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| Rok publikování | 2025 |
| Druh | Konferenční abstrakty |
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| Popis | For paleopathologists, paleoepidemiologists and clinical research specialists, understanding the pathology and epidemiology of diseases that affected human populations in the past is important. This knowledge contributes to our understanding of modern diseases. As micro-CT machines have become more accessible, paleopathological studies have begun utilising micro-computed tomography to diagnose historical diseases evident in skeletal remains. This relatively new method offers novel approaches to diagnosis and could lead to faster and more accurate assessments of individual cases. The selected bone pathologies originate from archaeological material dating from various historical periods and are caused by different aetiological processes, including tumours, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, and trauma. Micro-CT scanning was performed using an experimental in-house CT scanner (TORATOM, European patent EP 2835631, 2016) at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The resolution of the scanned samples ranged from 8 to 30 µm. Scanning resulted in a large number of images of bone microstructure, providing the possibility of 3D imaging of samples suitable for structural analysis of bone tissue pathology. A micro-CT examination offers a detailed view of the microstructure of bone tissue, which is useful for identifying osteolytic/osteoplastic lesions, examining bone tissue cavities and their potential connections, analysing the effects of injury, and examining bone tissue density. This study aims to improve the diagnosis of bone pathologies. |
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