The Photon Migration Imaging laboratory at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging is exploring new ways to investigate the brain and breast non-invasively and without using harmful, ionizing radiation. The lab is working to develop the optical imaging technology as well as apply it for a wide range of basic science and clinical studies. Ultimately, these studies could contribute to better understandings of how the brain works as well as improved screening and detection of a variety of pathologies.

What's New In The PMI Lab?

November 5, 2008: A paper by our own Qianqian Fang is featured on the cover of the Oct. 27 issue of Optics Express. May 16 , 2008: This year's NIRS-DOT Visiting Fellowship Program is scheduled to be held on November 13-14 in Charlestown, Mass. Details are available here. March 14, 2007: Medicalphysicsweb interviewed our very own Qianqian Fang for a recent special report on optical breast imaging, which includes a profile of work done in the PMI Lab.

September 20, 2006: Nature Network Boston has posted an article about our collaboration with Texas A&M University researchers, studying brain activity in infants.

April 24, 2006: Our very own Matt Bouchard has been awarded a 2006 SPIE Scholarship. Congratulations to Matt.

February 27, 2006: Boston's WBUR recently sat down with several of our researchers to talk about our neonatal brain imaging study. Listen to the segment here.