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. 2007 Apr 20;93(4):1312–1320. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.106.100586

TABLE 1.

Summary of the measurements from Figs. 2 and 3

Description F/B LE/B T/B Pbs % (lipid emulsion) Pbs % (intact thick ex vivo tissue)
Achilles tendon 24.9 (2.4) 10.6 (1.4) 6.2 (0.8) 39 (10) 21 (6)
Fascia 4.2 (0.1) 2.7 (0.2) 1.1 (0.4) 41 (7) 2 (11)

The measurement errors are in brackets (±). F, signal in the forward direction. B, signal in the backward direction from a thin sample (thickness ∼10 μm). LE: signal in the backward direction for a thin sample with 20% intralipid emulsion added on top. T, signal in the backward direction from intact tissue block (thickness of ∼5 mm). Pbs, fraction of forward signal contributing to the overall backward signal due to backscattering. The ratios F/B, LE/B, and T/B are outlined in Experimental Methods.