Table 1.
Thickness of MRI Layers and the Corresponding OCT Layers of the Human Retina (mean ± SD, n = 4)
| Layer | Temporal Thickness |
Nasal Thickness |
Average Thickness |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRI (μm) | OCT (μm) | MRI (μm) | OCT (μm) | MRI (μm) | OCT (μm) | |
| 1 | 197 ± 62 | 236 ± 29 | 254 ± 50 | 223 ± 36 | 226 ± 53 | 229 ± 30 |
| 2 | 248 ± 48* | 117 ± 16* | 220 ± 42* | 110 ± 12* | 234 ± 31* | 114 ± 10* |
| 3 | 243 ± 48 | 256 ± 39 | 260 ± 77 | 216 ± 25 | 251 ± 48 | 236 ± 21 |
| Total | 688 ± 85* | 608 ± 73* | 734 ± 69* | 549 ± 29* | 711 ± 37* | 579 ± 37* |
*
The temporal and nasal regions analyzed were those defined in Figure 4, approximately ±2 mm, beginning at ±0.5–1 mm away from the optic nerve head. Asterisks indicate statistical significance between MRI and OCT retina/thickness thicknesses: *P < 0.05 two-tailed paired t-test.