Table 2 Parameters of different skin layers used in Monte Carlo simulation

From: Transmissive-detected laser speckle contrast imaging for blood flow monitoring in thick tissue: from Monte Carlo simulation to experimental demonstration

Skin layer

Refractive index (n)

absorption coefficient (μa)/cm−1

scattering coefficient (μs)/cm−1

Anisotropy factor (g)

Stratum corneum

1.50

0.15

175.0

0.90

Living epidermis

1.34

2.47

87.5

0.80

Dermis

1.40

0.28

80.6

0.82

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