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. 2021 Jan 15;12(2):907–925. doi: 10.1364/BOE.412088

Table 1. Optical properties of a homogeneous and multi-layered neonatal head mesh set in three different NIRFAST simulation models. WF is water fraction, cHbO2 is HbO2 concentration, cHHb is HHb concentration, a and b describe the wavelength dependence of scattering; µs’ = a(λ/1000)-b.

WF cHbO2 cHHb a b StO2
Model Layer [%] [µM] [µM] [mm-1] [-] [%]
1 all 0 55.0 29.5 0.5 1.7 65.1

2 ECT 0 43.8 15.7 0.7 0.9 73.6
CSF 0 0 0 0.3 ∼ 0 0
GM 0 55.0 29.5 0.5 1.7 65.1
WM 0 67.0 20.9 0.8 1.3 76.2

3 ECT 30 48.2 17.3 0.7 0.8 73.6
CSF 99 0 0 0.3 ∼ 0 0
GM 80 60.5 32.5 0.5 1.6 65.1
WM 80 73.7 23.0 0.7 1.2 76.2