Keck Medicine of USC scans and analyzes two Egyptian mummies to reveal new details about their lifespans, health and life experiences (IMAGE)

University of Southern California - Health Sciences

Keck Medicine of USC scans and analyzes two Egyptian mummies to reveal new details about their lifespans, health and life experiences

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Keck Medicine of USC scans two ancient Egyptian mummies using innovative computed tomography (CT) scanners. Summer Decker, PhD, (right), 3D imaging lead for Keck Medicine and director of the USC Center for Innovation in Medical Visualization, and Jonathan Ford, PhD, (left) associate director of the center, examine the mummies, part of “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” at the California Science Center.

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Ricardo Carrasco III

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