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CT, MR, and isotope data of a mummified child from Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia: giving voice to the past through imaging

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge Monsignor Nedjeljko Pintaric of the Archdiocese of Croatia.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

    Katherine Van Schaik

  2. Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

    Katherine Van Schaik

  3. University Hospital Centre Sisters of Mercy, Zagreb, Croatia

    Matea Prenc

  4. Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mladen Tomorad & Ivana Štimac

  5. Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mario Novak

  6. Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Patrick Eppenberger

  7. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mislav Cavka

  8. University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mislav Cavka

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KV drafted the initial manuscript, completed the revisions, and reviewed the images. MP, MT, IS, and MC conducted the historical analysis, obtained permissions for the analysis, obtained the images, and reviewed the images. PE reviewed the images. MN completed the isotopic analysis.

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Van Schaik, K., Prenc, M., Tomorad, M. et al. CT, MR, and isotope data of a mummified child from Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia: giving voice to the past through imaging. Pediatr Radiol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-024-05909-5

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