Anatomical confirmation of computed tomography-based diagnosis of the atherosclerosis discovered in 17th century Korean mummy.

In the present study on a newly discovered 17th century Korean mummy, computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple aortic calcifications within the aortic wall that were indicative of ancient atherosclerosis. The CT-based findings were confirmed by our subsequent post-factum dissection, which exhibite...

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Main Authors: Myeung Ju Kim, Yi-Suk Kim, Chang Seok Oh, Jai-Hyang Go, In Sun Lee, Won-Kyu Park, Seok-Min Cho, Soon-Kwan Kim, Dong Hoon Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119474