Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

A mobile CT scanner parked outside the Field Museum has given researchers the opportunity to see inside ancient mummies.

The scans created thousands upon thousands of X-rays, which are digitally stacked to examine what is inside them.

(A scan can cost as much as $2,000 or more and isn’t typically covered by insurance.) Mirza Rahman, MD Another concern has been the radiation exposure you get with each CT scan (computed ...

CT scans revealed the box was molded around her embalmed and wrapped ... investigate or view history from the perspective of ...

S cientists at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago used advanced scanning technology to uncover new secrets of ...

Elijah Portillo was struggling with headaches and dizziness at school — then his family learned he had a brain tumor at the ...

We see lots of mummies in Halloween decorations and scary movies, but real mummies are the remains of individual people, and museum scientists who work with them go beyond the scary stereotypes to ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

The new director at the FDA overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in ...

Various scans like CT, MRI, and PET are available ... “The substance from the saliva wasn’t very stable in the human body,” Gotthardt explained. To solve this issue, researchers developed ...

A third of former NFL players believe they have a chronic brain condition linked to football. A new blood test could help tackle the issue.