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Medical imaging applied to heritage

Gibson, Adam P; (2023) Medical imaging applied to heritage. The British Journal of Radiology , 96 (1152) , Article 20230611. 10.1259/bjr.20230611. Green open access

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Abstract

The use of imaging has transformed the study of cultural heritage artefacts in the same way that medical imaging has transformed medicine. X-ray based techniques are common in both medical and heritage imaging. Optical imaging, including scientific photography and spectral imaging techniques, is also common in both domains. Some common medical imaging methods such as ultrasound and MRI have not yet found routine application in heritage, whereas other methods such as imaging with charged and uncharged particles and 3D surface imaging are more common in heritage. Here, we review the field of heritage imaging from the point of view of medical imaging and include some classic challenges of heritage imaging such as reading the text on burnt scrolls, identifying underdrawings in paintings, and CT scanning of mummies, an ancient calculating device and sealed documents. We show how hyperspectral imaging can offer insight into the drawing techniques of Leonardo da Vinci and explain how laparoscopy has identified the method of construction of a 500-year-old pop-up anatomical text book.

Type: Article
Title: Medical imaging applied to heritage
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20230611
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20230611
Language: English
Additional information: © The British Institute of Radiology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177853
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