Table 1 Sample dimensions of the ex vivo porcine skin tissue used for imaging. Two positions were considered for the study, where position P1 and P2 signify x ~ 2 mm and x ~ 4 mm, respectively. Standard deviation shows the variation of three sample trials

P1

0

2.55 ± 0.13

4.13 ± 0.09

2.30 ± 0.10

1

2.42 ± 0.34

3.60 ± 0.33

3.78 ± 0.32

2

2.67 ± 0.14

4.50 ± 0.40

3.88 ± 0.45

3

2.69 ± 0.34

3.84 ± 0.33

3.38 ± 0.08

4

2.73 ± 0.28

3.67 ± 0.15

3.84 ± 0.26

5

2.65 ± 0.30

3.64 ± 0.29

3.89 ± 0.04

6

2.54 ± 0.27

4.28 ± 0.23

3.28 ± 0.14

P2

0

3.93 ± 0.15

8.00 ± 0.08

2.10 ± 0.10

1

4.27 ± 0.24

7.26 ± 0.23

3.74 ± 0.10

2

4.18 ± 0.08

7.41 ± 0.22

4.30 ± 0.26

3

4.51 ± 0.18

6.95 ± 0.18

2.68 ± 0.20

4

3.75 ± 0.18

7.37 ± 0.10

3.77 ± 0.16

5

3.96 ± 0.23

7.28 ± 0.57

3.78 ± 0.17

6

4.01 ± 0.15

7.61 ± 0.08

3.23 ± 0.04