Siemens CT Scan System Ids Heart Disease In 3,500-Year-Old Mummies

Siemens AG donated one of its CT scanning systems to scientists who used it to diagnose atherosclerosis in Egyptian mummies as old as 3,500 years. The same CT scan had been used four years ago to scan the child pharaoh Tutankhamen, Siemens serving as one of the major sponsors of the study. In the latest effort, the scans of 20 mummies identified cardiovascular tissue in 16 and a definite buildup of cholesterol, inflammation and scar tissue in the arterial walls of five mummies. Four others had probable cases. (Click here for more)

“Artery Disease In Some Very Old Patients” – New York Times (11/23/09)

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