Table 2.

Statistics on the CLE Z-stacks acquired from human and mouse brain tissues

Variable	Stacks that cover all informative tissue depth	Stacks that cover only part of the informative tissue depth
Human tissues (n = 15, Z-stacks analyzed)
N (%)	6 (40%)	9 (60%)
Good images per Z-stack
Mean ± SD	7.3 ± 2.3	6.8 ± 0.97
Min–Max	5–10	5–8
Visible depth range (μm)
Mean ± SD	18.2 ± 8.7	17.3 ± 3.4
Min–Max	9–28	12–21
Mouse tissues (n = 14, Z-stacks analyzed)
N (%)	7 (50%)	7 (50%)
Good images per Z-stack
Mean ± SD	10.3 ± 2.9	9.1 ± 1.6
Min–Max	5–13	7–11
Visible depth range (μm)
Mean ± SD	27.8 ± 8.2	22.7 ± 4.6
Min–Max	13–36	16–28

Abbreviations: CLE, confocal laser endomicroscopy; SD, standard deviation.