Purchase, S.L. orcid.org/0000-0001-9790-082X, Bazaliiskii, V.I. orcid.org/0000-0002-6940-7592 and Lieverse, A.R. (2019) An innovative method to visualise mastoiditis using a hand-held X-ray system. International Journal of Paleopathology, 26. pp. 22-26. ISSN 1879-9817
Abstract
Objective: We explore the utility of using a hand-held X-ray system to diagnose mastoiditis in archaeological populations.
Materials: A sample (n = 56) of hunter-fisher-gatherers from the Early Neolithic (8,000–7,000/6,800 cal. BP) Cis-Baikal cemetery of Shamanka II (Russia) were examined.
Methods: Images were taken medio-laterally, approximately 90° to a sensor temporarily affixed to the lateral surface of the mastoid process. Digital radiographs were analysed for signs of mastoiditis occurring pre- and/or post-puberty.
Results: Two thirds of individuals (39/56) exhibited evidence of mastoiditis. Chronic mastoiditis and chronic sinusitis co-occurred in 61.5% (24/39) of observable individuals.
Conclusions: This method was found to be an effective, convenient, and versatile non-destructive alternative to sectioning and traditional radiographic imaging.
Significance: This is the first project to adapt a hand-held X-ray system for imaging and diagnosis of mastoiditis and this approach encourages future analyses of this infection.
Limitations: The cost of the imaging system is limiting and there are few comparative images taken in the same plane.
Suggestions for further research: Further research should create a larger catalogue of comparative radiographs and assess the diagnostic potential of imaging the mastoid process to rather than imaging the entire pneumatized portion of the temporal bone.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier Inc. |
Keywords: | Imaging; Otitis media; Radiograph; Upper respiratory infection; Female; Fossils; History, Ancient; Humans; Male; Mastoiditis; Radiography |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 May 2024 10:23 |
Last Modified: | 03 May 2024 10:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.05.006 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212248 |