Duration: 2010 – 2011
Abstract: The development of a histological technique to aid in the diagnosis of the pulmonary form of tuberculosis in human archaeological populations. Ribs have been analyzed microscopically but it has been used more as a simple visualization tool to exhibit the presence of new layers of bone growth and not as a categorical examination. Therefore, it is postulated that by using a technique which focuses solely on the bone micro-architecture of infected ribs, a better characterization and understanding of the type of bone proliferation present will ensue and that this will provide an improved set of criteria when distinguishing between the different types of rib lesions and possibly their cause.
Coordinator: Charlotte Roberts; University of Durham, UK, Tanya von Hunnius, Canada
Participants: Ana Luísa Santos (CIAS)
Partner institutions: University of Durham
Financial support: SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Reference: 756 2007 0272