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. 2013 Jan 15;4(2):241–244. doi: 10.1364/BOE.4.000241

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Fig. 1 — (Replacement for Fig. 4 in original manuscript [1]) PS-OCT images of human skin. Proximal interphalangeal joint of middle finger (PIP) region. (a)–(d) single frame images; (e)–(g) average of 15 frames. (a), (e) reflectivity (log scale); (b), (f) retardation (color scale: 0–90°); (c), (g) axis orientation (color scale: −90–+90°); (d) DOPU (color scale: 0–1), 2D DOPU window (12(x) x 6(z) pixels or 55 x 38 µm²); (h) photo of imaged area, line shows approximate B-scan position. Scale bar dimensions: 0.5 mm (x: geometrical distance; z: optical distance). SC, stratum corneum; ED, epidermis; D, dermis; CLS, “column” like structure.