EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 6, 2000, except
as to the stock split described in Note 8 which is as of April 7, 2000,
relating to the financial statements of CiDRA Corporation, which appears in
such Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Prospectus.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

December 6, 2000