Table 2: A summary of the EDX-measured Si
counts in different samples.
|
first measuring point |
second measuring point |
On
(empty) vacuole |
On
surrounding tissue |
pure
silicone gel |
337559 |
|
|
|
tissue
from patient without implants |
< 500 |
|
|
|
Uncontrasted peri-prosthetic
capsule with implant ruptur |
6626 |
302 |
447 |
|
Contrasted peri-prosthetic
capsule with implant rupture |
108200 |
73834 |
|
288 |
Lymphnodes |
10759 |
195 |
235 |
|
Thyroid |
7200 |
7252 |
|
545 |
Gallbladder |
4857 |
13186 |
|
641 |
Ovary |
5238 |
4990 |
|
770 |
Bladder |
4074 |
7168 |
|
550 |
Diaphragm |
2697 |
4311 |
|
364 |
Uterus |
3758 |
3365 |
|
293 |
High Cervical Spinal Cord |
16854 |
10967 |
|
674 |
Thoracic Spinal Cord |
22211 |
6082 |
195 |
Table 2 gives an overview of the Si counts in the
tissues examined with EDX. These numbers give an impression. Measurements are done
with spot-analysis, surface in the range of 0,1 - 0,15
square um.