Table 1. Median (first, third interquartile) of baseline values over all the subjects (n=13). Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO), absorption (${\mu }_a$) and reduced scattering coefficient (${\mu }_s^{\prime }$) at 800 nm, and blood flow index (BFI) are reported.

Physiological parameters
MAP	88 (84,98) mmHg
HR	67 (62,77) bpm
CO	7.0 (5.3,8.6) L/min
Optical properties @800 nm
${\mu }_a$	0.18 (0.14, 0.24) ${\mathrm{cm}}^{-1}$
${\mu }_s^{\prime }$	6.6 (6.4, 7.22) ${\mathrm{cm}}^{-1}$
Blood flow index (BFI)
Long separation (15 mm)	0.7 (0.4, 1.4) $\times {10}^{-8}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^2$/s
Short separation (8 mm)	1.0 (0.6, 2.2) $\times {10}^{-8}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^2$/s