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Magnetic Resonance in MedicineVolume 36, Issue 3 p. 499-501 Letters to the EditorFree Access Response Leoncio Garrido, Leoncio Garrido Biomaterials Laboratory, NMR Center Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Charlestown, MA 02129Search for more papers by this authorJerome L. Ackerman, Jerome L. Ackerman Biomaterials Laboratory, NMR Center Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Charlestown, MA 02129Search for more papers by this author Leoncio Garrido, Leoncio Garrido Biomaterials Laboratory, NMR Center Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Charlestown, MA 02129Search for more papers by this authorJerome L. Ackerman, Jerome L. Ackerman Biomaterials Laboratory, NMR Center Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Charlestown, MA 02129Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1996 https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1910360329Citations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 L. Garrido, B. Pfleiderer, B. J. Jenkins, C. A. Hulka, D. B. Kopans, Migration and chemical modification of silicone in women with breast prostheses. Magn. Reson. Med. 31, 328– 330 (1994). 2 P. Macdonald, N. Plavac, W. Peters, S. Lugowski, D Smith, Failure of 29Si NMR to detect increased blood silicon levels in silicone gel breast implants. Anal. Chem. 67, 3799– 3801 (1995). 3 L. Garrido, B. Pfleiderer, M. Papisov, J. L. Ackerman, In vivo degradation of silicones. Magn. Reson. Med. 29, 839– 843 (1993). 4 B. Pfleiderer, J. L. Ackerman, L. Garrido, Migration and biodegradation of free silicone from silicone gel-filled implants after long-term implantation. Magn. Reson. Med. 30, 534– 543 (1993). 5 L. W. Lets, N. J. Effinger, S. M. Melpolder, Sol-gel chemistry studied by 1H and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance. J. Non-Cryst. Solids. 83, 353– 374 (1986). 6 L. Garrido, J. E. Mark, C. S. Sun, J. L. Ackerman, C. Chang, NMR characterization of elastomers reinforced with in situ precipitated silica. Macromolecules 24, 4067– 4072 (1991). 7 L. Garrido, J. L. Ackerman, Re: Do patients with silicone-gel breast implants have elevated levels of blood silicon compared with control patients? Ann. Plast. Surg. 34, 505– 507 (1995). 8 S. S. Teuber, R. L. Saunders, G. M. Halpern, R. F. Brucker, V. Conte, B. D. Goldman, E. E. Winger, W. G. Wood, M. E. Gershwin, Elevated serum silicon levels in women with silicone gel breast implants. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 48, 121– 130 (1995). 9 S. K. McCoy, Factors affecting the integrity and stability of Q7–2159A mammary gel and intermediates. Dow Corning Quality Assurance Department, Report #0058, Series #I 0057, Dow Corning Co., Midland, MI, 1987. 10 D. L. de Camara, J. M. Sheridan, B. A. Kammer, Rupture and aging of silicone gel breast implants. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 91, 828– 836 (1993). 11 O. G. Robison, E. L. Bradley, D. S. Wilson, Analysis of explanted silicone implants: a report of 300 patients. Ann. Plast. Surg. 34, 1– 7 (1995). Citing Literature Volume36, Issue3September 1996Pages 499-501 ReferencesRelatedInformation