Diagnostic value of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in the qualitative assessment of cribra orbitalia: a preliminary study.
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serval:BIB_CBC42A5C5F5C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Diagnostic value of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in the qualitative assessment of cribra orbitalia: a preliminary study.
Journal
Homo : Internationale Zeitschrift Für Die Vergleichende Forschung Am Menschen
ISSN
1618-1301 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0018-442X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
66
Number
1
Pages
38-43
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Evaluation Studies ; Historical Article ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Cribra orbitalia are a porotic or sieve-like lesions in the bony orbital roof. This characteristic has frequently been detected in palaeopathological skulls from many parts of the world and has been the object of extensive research. Our objective was to determine if high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) could produce reliable information in the study of cribra orbitalia. Seven skulls displaying cribra orbitalia were investigated by HR-pQCT. The two-dimensional slices were compared with histological sections. The HR-pQCT images and histological sections showed similar results, i.e. two groups of lesions with different characteristics. HR-pQCT can be of great value in palaeopathological research. It is a nondestructive, fast and precise technique that allows an easy evaluation of the bone architecture without destruction of the sample.
Keywords
Adolescent, Bone Diseases/diagnosis, Bone Diseases/history, Child, Child, Preschool, France, Histological Techniques/methods, History, 15th Century, History, Ancient, History, Medieval, Humans, Infant, Orbit/pathology, Orbit/radiography, Paleopathology/methods, Reproducibility of Results, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
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Web of science
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