Dr Serge Cirovic

Research Interests

• FE modelling of the eye and the orbit.
• The effect of impact and acceleration on the human body.
• Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, intracranial pressure.
• Modelling of the cardiovascular system.
• Flow in the veins and collapsible vessels in general.

Publications

S. Cirovic, R.M. Bhola, D.R. Hose, I.C. Howard, P.V. Lawford, J.E. Marr, and M.A. Parsons, Simulation of the optic nerve avulsion from a blunt body trauma using a computer model. In press: British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006.

S. Cirovic, R.M. Bhola, D.R. Hose, I.C. Howard, P.V. Lawford, M.A. Parsons. A Computational Study of the Passive Mechanism of Eye Restraint during Head Impact Trauma. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 8(1):1-6,2005.

S. Cirovic, R.M. Bhola, D.R. Hose, I.C. Howard, P.V. Lawford and M.A. Parsons, Mechanistic hypothesis for eye injury in infant shaking: an experimental and computational study. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 1(1): 53-60, 2005.

S. Cirovic, C. Walsh, and W.D. Fraser. A mathematical study of the role of non-linear venous compliance in the cranial volume-pressure test. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 41(5): 579-588, 2003.

S. Cirovic, C. Walsh, W.D. Fraser, and A. Gulino. The effect of posture and positive pressure breathing on the hemodynamics of the internal jugular vein. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 74(2): 125-131, 2003.

S. Cirovic, C. Walsh, and W.D. Fraser. Wave propagation through a system of coaxial tubes: A model of pulse propagation in the intracranial arteries. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 16(8): 1029-1049, 2002.

S. Cirovic, C. Walsh, and W.D. Fraser. A mechanical model of cerebral circulation during sustained acceleration. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 72(8): 704-712, 2001.

S. Cirovic, C. Walsh, and W.D. Fraser. A mathematical model of cerebral perfusion subjected to Gz acceleration. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 71(5): 514-521, 2000.