NIRS-DOT Visiting Fellowship Program

The second biennial functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) conference will be held at University College London, 26-28 October 2012. Visit fNIRS.org to learn more.

2011 Courses:

November 10 & 11, 2011
149 Thirteenth Street, Charlestown, MA

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The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging is proud to announce a two-day course on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Diffuse Optical Tomography (NIRS-DOT), an emerging imaging modality with a wide array of potential applications. NIRS-DOT is noninvasive, employs no ionizing radiation and is portable, thus offering practitioners a means to monitor oxygenation and map brain activity at bedside.

The introductory course covers the fundamentals of this optical technique and offers hands-on experience in its application. Course topics include: an overview of the physics of Diffuse Optical Tomography and imaging of the brain, NIRS-DOT instrumentation, safety issues and the basics of experimental design (for mapping brain activity). The course is geared toward end users in application areas such as clinical monitoring and psychology research. Each day of the course includes a hands-on workshop during which participants apply the concepts taught during the day's seminars.

AGENDA:

Day 1

Introduction
Optical Signals (sources of contrast, biophysics, what can we measure?)
Break
Theory: Spectroscopy and Imaging
Lunch
Instrumentation
Safety and Human Subjects Issues
Break
Hands On 1 (introduction to instrumentation and its use)
Dinner

Day 2

Announcements
Applications
Break
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Lunch
Hands On 2 (basic brain function experiments)

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The fee for the 2 day course is $500. Fee includes all course materials, continental breakfast and a group dinner on Thursday night at a local restaurant.

Make checks payable to:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Please include your name on the check

Send to:
Stacey Ladieu
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
149 Thirteenth St Room 2301
Charlestown, MA 02129

Course fees are refundable up to 30 days prior to the course.