Bone disease found in Tyrannosaurus rex jaw

[Abstraktum]

Some news from Germany regarding the Tyrannosaurus rex "Tristan Otto"  

 

Poor Tristan Otto had a nasty bone disease. It was found by using a CT-based, nondestructive imaging approach.

 

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The CT technique enabled the researchers to overcome the difficulties of scanning a large portion of Tristan Otto’s lower jaw called the left dentary. The piece’s high density was particularly challenging, as CT imaging quality is known to suffer from artifacts, or misrepresentations of tissue structures, when looking at very dense objects.

 

“We needed to adjust the CT scanner’s tube current and voltage in order to minimize artifacts and improve image quality,” Dr. Hamm said.

 

On visual inspection and CT imaging, the left dentary showed thickening and a mass on its surface that extended to the root of one of the teeth. DECT detected a significant accumulation of the element fluorine in the mass, a finding associated with areas of decreased bone density. The mass and fluorine accumulation supported the diagnosis of tumefactive osteomyelitis, an infection of the bone.

 

 

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[Sjfriend]

Great new advances in scientific tools. But poor Rex'y and no dentist around. Nice skull!

[kgbudge]

This, children, is why you shouldn't eat too  much candy and should brush regularly.