MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging 2016 | Page 13

In June 2016, the Martinos Center’s Maria Angela Franceschini,
Pei-Yei (Ivy) Lin and Katherine
Hagan traveled to Guinea-Bissau
on the west coast of Africa to perform a diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) study of nutrition
and brain development. This optical imaging technology can reveal
important information about
the brain by measuring cerebral
blood flow directly and noninvasively. The system was designed
so parents can hold the probe in
place, helping to keep the child
calm and comfortable during the
measurements. (Photo by Maria
Angela Franceschini.)