Non-invasive Imaging Methods in Anthropology

Year 2019, Issue: 38, 79 - 93, 20.12.2019

Öznur Gülhan

https://doi.org/10.33613/antropolojidergisi.633641

Abstract

New scientific discoveries and directions have provided significant progress within the field of imaging technologies in recent years. One of the most important of these new scientific discoveries was the use of radiological imaging methods discovered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in anthropological research. These methods enable the examination of both internal and external properties of an object by creating accurate virtual representations of the examined sample without destroying it. These developments in information technologies have created new research opportunities for anthropological studies and a new field called virtual anthropology has developed. Therefore, this article reviews the basic uses of various non-invasive imaging methods, such as conventional radiography, computed tomography, or micro-CT, as well as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. The aim of this review is to discuss the benefit of using these imaging modalities for anthropological studies.

Keywords

Digital Imaging Techniques, Non-invasive imaging, virtual anthropology, three-dimensional digitizing

Antropolojide Non-invaziv Görüntüleme Yöntemleri

Abstract

Son yıllarda görüntüleme teknolojilerinde meydana gelen yeni bilimsel keşifler ve yönlendirmeler, antropoloji araştırmalarında da oldukça önemli gelişmelerin meydana gelmesini sağlamıştır. Bu yeni bilimsel keşiflerin en önemlilerinden biri 19. yüzyıl sonları ve 20. yüzyılın başlarında keşfedilen radyolojik görüntüleme yöntemlerinin antropoloji araştırmalarında kullanılmaya başlanmasıdır. Bu yöntemler; bir nesnenin hem iç hem de dış özelliklerini, incelenen örneğin kendisini tahrip etmeden doğru sanal temsillerini oluşturarak incelenmesini sağlamaktadır. Bilgi teknolojilerindeki bu gelişmeler, antropolojik çalışmalar için yeni araştırma fırsatları yaratmış ve Sanal antropoloji olarak adlandırılan yeni bir alan gelişmiştir. Böylece, dijital görüntüler antropolojik araştırmalarda her geçen gün daha fazla kullanım alanı bulmaktadır. Bu makale, hâlihazırda antropolojik araştırmalara dâhil edilen konvansiyonel radyografi, bilgisayarlı tomografi veya Mikro-BT ve ayrıca X-ışını içermeyen manyetik rezonans görüntüleme ve ultrason gibi çeşitli non-invaziv görüntüleme yöntemlerinin temel kullanımlarını gözden geçirerek bu yöntemlerin antropolojik çalışmalara nasıl fayda sağladığını ve gelecekteki potansiyellerini tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

Dijital görüntüleme teknikleri, Non-invaziv görüntüleme, sanal antropoloji, üç boyutlu görüntüleme

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