Breath Sounds Methodology

Breath Sounds Methodology

Author: Noam Gavriely

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0429536151

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Published in 1995: Breath Sounds Methodology is a practical introduction to the measurement of the acoustic properties of the respiratory system. The author describes objective and quantitative methods for extracting the information embedded in the sounds produced in the airways and by the lung during breathing.


Breath Sounds Methodology

Breath Sounds Methodology

Author: Noam Gavriely

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0429522681

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Published in 1995: Breath Sounds Methodology is a practical introduction to the measurement of the acoustic properties of the respiratory system. The author describes objective and quantitative methods for extracting the information embedded in the sounds produced in the airways and by the lung during breathing.


Fundamentals of Respiratory Sounds and Analysis

Fundamentals of Respiratory Sounds and Analysis

Author: Zahra Marjan Kazem Moussavi

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 1598290967

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Breath sounds have long been important indicators of respiratory health and disease. Acoustical monitoring of respiratory sounds has been used by researchers for various diagnostic purposes. A few decades ago, physicians relied on their hearing to detect any symptomatic signs in respiratory sounds of their patients. However, with the aid of computer technology and digital signal processing techniques in recent years, breath sound analysis has drawn much attention because of its diagnostic capabilities. Computerized respiratory sound analysis can now quantify changes in lung sounds; make permanent records of the measurements made and produce graphical representations that help with the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from lung diseases. Digital signal processing techniques have been widely used to derive characteristics features of the lung sounds for both diagnostic and assessment of treatment purposes. Although the analytical techniques of signal processing are largely independent of the application, interpretation of their results on biological data, i.e. respiratory sounds, requires substantial understanding of the involved physiological system. This lecture series begins with an overview of the anatomy and physiology related to human respiratory system, and proceeds to advanced research in respiratory sound analysis and modeling, and their application as diagnostic aids. Although some of the used signal processing techniques have been explained briefly, the intention of this book is not to describe the analytical methods of signal processing but the application of them and how the results can be interpreted. The book is written for engineers with university level knowledge of mathematics and digital signal processing.


Evaluating Heart and Breath Sounds

Evaluating Heart and Breath Sounds

Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780781792035

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Written in paragraph and bullet format, this volume offers how-to guidance on the latest techniques for evaluating heart and breath sounds and features numerous illustrations and flow charts.


Breath Sounds Methodology

Breath Sounds Methodology

Author: Noam Gavriely

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780429260544

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Published in 1995: Breath Sounds Methodology is a practical introduction to the measurement of the acoustic properties of the respiratory system. The author describes objective and quantitative methods for extracting the information embedded in the sounds produced in the airways and by the lung during breathing.


Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems

Author: Cornelius T. Leondes

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 2400

ISBN-13: 1420040812

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Intelligent systems, or artificial intelligence technologies, are playing an increasing role in areas ranging from medicine to the major manufacturing industries to financial markets. The consequences of flawed artificial intelligence systems are equally wide ranging and can be seen, for example, in the programmed trading-driven stock market crash of October 19, 1987. Intelligent Systems: Technology and Applications, Six Volume Set connects theory with proven practical applications to provide broad, multidisciplinary coverage in a single resource. In these volumes, international experts present case-study examples of successful practical techniques and solutions for diverse applications ranging from robotic systems to speech and signal processing, database management, and manufacturing.


Breath Sounds

Breath Sounds

Author: Kostas N. Priftis

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-12

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 331971824X

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This book offers up-to-date information on the recording and analysis of respiratory sounds that will assist in clinical routine. The opening sections deliver basic knowledge on aspects such as the physics of sound and sound transmission in the body, a clear understanding of which is key to good clinical practice. Current techniques of breath sound analysis are described, and the diagnostic impact of advances in the processing of lung sound signals is carefully explained. With the aid of audio files that are available online, detailed guidance is then provided on differentiation of normal and abnormal breath sounds and identification of the various sounds, including crackles, wheezes, other lung sounds, cough sounds, and sounds of extrathoracic origin. The book is of high educational value and represents an excellent learning tool at pre- and postgraduate levels. It will also appeal to researchers as it provides comprehensive summaries of knowledge in particular research fields. The editors bring high-level expertise to the subject, including membership of the European Respiratory Society Task Force on the standardization of categories and nomenclature for breath sounds.


Lung Sounds

Lung Sounds

Author: Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1598297104

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Lung sounds auscultation is often the first noninvasive resource for detection and discrimination of respiratory pathologies available to the physician through the use of the stethoscope. Hearing interpretation, though, was the only means of appreciation of the lung sounds diagnostic information for many decades. Nevertheless, in recent years, computerized auscultation combined with signal processing techniques has boosted the diagnostic capabilities of lung sounds. The latter were traditionally analyzed and characterized by morphological changes in the time domain using statistical measures, by spectral properties in the frequency domain using simple spectral analysis, or by nonstationary properties in a joint time-frequency domain using short-time Fourier transform. Advanced signal processing techniques, however, have emerged in the last decade, broadening the perspective in lung sounds analysis. The scope of this book is to present up-to-date signal processing techniques that have been applied to the area of lung sound analysis. It starts with a description of the nature of lung sounds and continues with the introduction of new domains in their representation, new denoising techniques, and concludes with some reflective implications, both from engineers' and physicians' perspective. Issues of nonstationarity, nonlinearity, non-Gaussianity, modeling, and classification of lung sounds are addressed with new methodologies, revealing a more realistic approach to their pragmatic nature. Advanced denoising techniques that effectively circumvent the noise presence (e.g., heart sound interference, background noise) in lung sound recordings are described, providing the physician with high-quality auscultative data. The book offers useful information both to engineers and physicians interested in bioacoustics, clearly demonstrating the current trends in lung sound analysis. Table of Contents: The Nature of Lung Sound Signals / New Domains in LS Representation / Denoising Techniques / Reflective Implications


Understanding Lung Sounds

Understanding Lung Sounds

Author: Steven Lehrer

Publisher: Steven Lehrer

Published: 2018-04-04

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1981284060

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A practical and easy-to-use book with separately available CD package, Understanding Lung Sounds, Third Edition, guides you through the sounds and skills of lung auscultation. The 60-minute audio CD presents actual lung sounds—teaching you, step-by-step, how to interpret, differentiate, and identify both normal and abnormal lung sounds. Succinct and thorough, this companion book expands on the content in the CD with visual reinforcement to help you better understand what you hear.


Auscultation Skills

Auscultation Skills

Author:

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1605474541

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This book-and-audio-CD package offers nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants a solid basis for recognizing and differentiating among abnormal breath and heart sounds. Forty-six tracks of breath sounds and 50 heart sounds complement the full-color text.