Figure 9

Comparison between SLIM and mean free path for the regions of the olfactory bulb (OB, row 1), corpus callosum (cc, row 2) and hippocampus (HP, row 3).

(a) The SLIM image and the corresponding (b) mean free path map. Mean free path maps (b) of the OB, cc and HP laminar structure match the anatomical structure shown in the corresponding SLIM images (a), but with macroscopic contrast. (c) The phase and mean free path for the area marked by the dotted line drawn from top to bottom are analyzed and plotted. (d,e) Comparison between the phase and mean free path for the regions indicated by the black and white boxes in (a) and (b), respectively using box plots. The anatomical boundaries of tissue are more clearly identifiable by the mean free path (e) than phase value (d).