Fig. 10.
Features of NEXI neurite density map features as compared to cellular components obtained from histological stainings: neurofilaments (orange), astrocytes (blue), neuron nuclei (green) and microglia (red). The WM is outlined in fine dotted lines for legibility; cortex lies above, hippocampus below. Higher NEXI neurite density in central cortical layers agrees with higher density of neurofilament staining (dashed lines). Higher NEXI neurite density in the central part of the hippocampus (dorsal dendate gyrus) agrees especially with higher density of astrocytes but also neurofilaments (long-dashed contour). Neuron soma and microglia do not seem to contribute to NEXI neurite density contrast.