@article{2f168ab09e4611df928f000ea68e967b,
title = "CT-scanning of ancient Greenlandic Inuit temporal bones",
abstract = "Additional morphological evidence of former infectious middle ear disease (IMED) was found by CT-scanning in 5 of 6 Greenlandic Inuit crania strongly suspected for former IMED due to earlier examination revealing either bilateral hypocellularity or asymmetry of the pneumatized area of the temporal bones. The CT-scans showed sclerosing and obliteration of the air cells and even destruction of the cellular septae, and a high degree of irregularity of the cells. Sclerosing of the surrounding bone tissue was also found. The findings in one cranium were dubious and could both be regarded as a congenital malformation or an infection in infanthood. CT-scan confirms and even adds to the results of conventional X-ray of temporal bones making hypotheses of paleopathology more reliable. The findings also support the environmental theory of pneumatization of the air cell system in the temporal bones.",
author = "P Hom{\o}e and N Lynnerup and H Videbaek",
note = "Keywords: Air; Greenland; History, Ancient; Humans; Inuits; Mastoid; Otitis Media; Paleopathology; Temporal Bone; Tomography, X-Ray Computed",
year = "1992",
language = "English",
volume = "112",
pages = "674--9",
journal = "Acta Oto-Laryngologica",
issn = "0001-6489",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "4",
}