Offer
We offer special analyses that are not listed by TARDOC and therefore are not paid by the general health insurance. It is recommended to obtain approval of anticipated costs from the health insurance company.
Analysis of FB, inorganic fibres or particles in lung tissue
Costs: 2000.00 CHF
- formalin-fixed tissue
- paraffin-embedded tissue
- freeze-dried tissue
- histology sections
Should dust analysis not be possible due to technical reasons, the material will be evaluated histologically, and the service charged according to TARDOC.
Please send tissue samples together with the filled in form to:
zHd. Dr. med. J. Rüschoff
Institut für Pathologie und Molekularpathologie
UniversitätsSpital Zürich
Schmelzbergstr. 12
8091 Zürich
Analysis of FB, inorganic fibres or particles in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Costs: 500.00 CHF
- a minimum of 30 ml BAL + 10 ml NaOCl (12%)
- not filtered!
Please send the BAL sample together with the filled in form to:
Dr. sc. nat. ETH Barbara Kuhn
Frau J.Traber
Staublungenlabor der silag
c/o Universität Zürich
Zentrum für Mikroskopie und Bildanalyse
Winterthurerstr. 190
8057 Zürich
Counting of ferruginous bodies (FB)
Analysis of asbestos fibres
Analysis of inorganic particles
Order concentrated NaOCl
Only possible for addresses in Switzerland, please fill in all fields.
Fiber examples
Crocidolite
Riebeckite Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Fe3+2Si8O22(OH)2
Amosite
Grunerite – Cummingtonite (Mg,Fe2+)7Si8O22(OH)2
Chrysotile
Serpentine Mg3Si2O5(OH)4