TABLE 1.
Description | F/B | LE/B | T/B | Pbs % (lipid emulsion) | Pbs % (intact thick ex vivo tissue) |
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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.