Portable imaging system to help identify concussions using brain activity
CALGARY — Researchers at the University of Calgary say they have developed a portable brain-imaging system that would literally shed light on concussions.
Symptoms of a concussion can vary greatly between individuals and include headaches, nausea, loss of memory and lack of co-ordination, which make it difficult to find treatment options.
That’s where the light comes in.
“We shine light. In the infrared system, there’s a particular wavelength that goes through tissue quite well. You shine a light in and you measure the colour of the blood in the brain,” said Jeff Dunn, director of the Experimental Imaging Centre at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.