Imaging Technology Solves 400-Year-Old Mystery

MDCT video clips of Saint Croix skulls

Images (.JPG format)

Benson1_01_Champlain
Samuel de Champlaign (1567–1636), "Father of Canada"
Benson1_02_aerial_view
Aerial view of Saint Croix Island
Benson1_03_map_old
Old Map of Saint Croix Island
Benson1_04_map_new
New Map of Saint Croix Island
Benson1_05_1969_excavation
1969 Saint Croix excavation site (courtesy of D. Sanger)
Benson1_06_1969_excavation-dig
1969 Saint Croix excavation site (courtesy of D. Sanger)
Benson1_07_bones_in_scanner
Perform Multidetector CT scan of skeleton
Benson1_08_skull_exam
St. Croix settler's skull
Benson1_09_skull_views-3
Photos of skull (left) and MDCT view (right)
Benson1_10_3-D_manipulation
3-D CT manipulations used for morphological information
Benson1_11_internal_structures
MDCT scans reveal detailed internal structures
Benson1_12_BioProfile-Epiphyseal
MDCT scans reveal biological profile: age (stage of epiphyseal union)
Benson1_13_BioProfile-dental
MDCT scans reveal biological profile: age dental development
Benson1_14_Identify-femoral_shaft
MDCT scans identify pathology: intracortical lacuna in femoral shaft
Benson1_15_Identify-burial_10
St. Croix 15
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St. Croix 16
Benson1_17_Identify-Periostitis
MDCT scans identify pathology: periostitis
Benson2_01_Scanning_techs
Preparing for multidetector CT scan of skeletal remains
Benson2_02_Trabecular_detail
Results show trabecular detail/physeal scar
Benson2_03_Maxilla-Prominent
Results show maxilla-prominent torus
Benson2_04_Dentition
Results evaluate dentition
CraniumE RSNA paper 1 RSNA paper 2
RSNA paper 3


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