Table 1.

Simulation variables.

Nondisplaceable binding (VND)
Mean (ml/cm3)	2
Type of distribution	Constant
Specific binding (Vs)
Mean (ml/cm3)	1 (low-binding case), 2 (intermediate-binding case) and 4 (high-binding case)
CV (σ/mean)	10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%
Type of distribution	Lognormal
Scale factor between mRNA and Vs (α)
Mean (ml/cm3)	0.1
CV (σ/mean)	1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%
Type of distribution	Lognormal
Other variables
Number of ROIs per simulated dataset	12
Number of simulations per scenario	1000

CV: coefficient of variation; σ: standard deviation.