Current Projects: Biomedical Engineering
Our ongoing concentration in pelvic floor function has been enhanced with the introduction ultrasound imaging studies. This work takes advantage of the relatively fast rate of data accumulation that is generated using ultrasound imaging. Current studies are done in identifying the dynamics of the response of the pelvic floor to impulsive (cough), active(voluntary contractions), passive(straining) and anticipatory (pro-continence) reactions. Work is on going in deriving the quantitative values of velocity, acceleration and trajectory of intra-pelvic structures and developing models to define their dynamic nature and constituent biomechanical properties.
Peng Q, Jones RC & Constantinou CE. Application Of 2d Ultrasound Image Processing In Identifying The Dynamic Response of The Urogenital Structures to Voluntary and Reflex Pelvic Floor Contractions Annals of Biomedical Engineering. (In press 2006)
Murayama Y, Constantinou CE, Omata S. Remote Sensing of Mechanical Properties of Materials Using a Novel Ultrasound Transducer and Signal. IEEE Proceedings in Ultrasonics and Ferromagnetics (52) 439-444, 2005
Stodkilde-Jorgensen H, Hurmusiadis, V Omata S, Constantinou CE. Dynamic Visualization of Pelvic Floor Contractility of the Female Derived from Multi-planar MR Imaging. TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS, MMVR(13) 2005
Murayama Y, Constantinou CE, Omata S,: Functional design of the microtactile sensor for tactile mapping of sliced thin tissues. Proc. IASTED in Biomedical Engineering
