Christos E. Constantinou

Honors and Awards

• International Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Urology, CE Alken, Swizterland (1977)

Professional Education

Research Interests

1. Pharmacologic methods in identifying alpha adrenergic receptors in the obstructed urinary tract.
2. Fluid mechanics and physiological mechanisms of contractility in the urinary tract.
3. Biomedical Engineering approaches in the characterization of static and dynamic properties of soft tissues.
4. Image processing and 3D reconstruction of magnetic resonance.
5. Computer models and vector analysis of pelvin floor musculature.
6. Software for interactive teaching.

Publications

• Tactile resonance sensors in medicine. Lindahl OA, Constantinou CE, Eklund A, Murayama Y, Hallberg P, Omata S. J Med Eng Technol. 2009; 33 (4): 263-73
• Dynamics of female pelvic floor function using urodynamics, ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Constantinou CE, Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009: 144 Suppl 1 S159-65
• Re: Rosario DJ, Woo HH, Chapple CR. 2008. Definition of normality of pressure-flow parameters based on observations in asymptomatic men. Neurourol and Urodynam 27:388-394. Constantinou CE, Djurhuus JC. Neurourol Urodyn. 2009
• Mechanisms of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and the Effect on the Urethra during a Cough. Lovegrove Jones RC, Peng Q, Stokes M, Humphrey VF, Payne C, Constantinou CE. Eur Urol. 2009
• Visualization of biomechanical properties of female pelvic floor function using video motion tracking of ultrasound imaging. Rahmanian S, Jones R, Peng Q, Constantinou CE. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2008: 132 390-5