Title :
Towards a Computer-Aided Diagnosis by means of Phonocardiogram Signals
Author :
Belloni, F. ; della Giustina, Davide ; Riboldi, S. ; Riva, M. ; Spoletini, E. ; Bertossi, Leopoldo
Author_Institution :
Univ. degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
A medical instrument for phono-cardiac signals acquisition and analysis is described in the paper. The system proposed is based on an electronic stethoscope with enhanced performances in environmental noise reduction, and a software tool able to reproduce, visualize and analyze the heart sounds. The recorded data can be collected and stored in patient- associated files, to build up a clinic history and to allow further consultation. A demonstrator of the system has been realized. Experimental results show clear improvements in the signal to noise ratio of the acquired sound. The proposed software tool can be used to assist physicians with the detection of basic heart diseases.
Keywords :
bioacoustics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; cardiovascular system; data acquisition; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; medical signal processing; computer-aided diagnosis; electronic stethoscope; environmental noise reduction; heart disease detection; heart sound analysis; medical instrument; patient clinic history; patient recorded data collection; patient- associated files; phono-cardiac signals acquisition; phonocardiogram signals; signal to noise ratio; software tools; Computer aided diagnosis; Data visualization; Heart; Instruments; Medical diagnostic imaging; Performance analysis; Signal analysis; Software tools; Stethoscope; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2007. ISIE 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Vigo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0754-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2007.4375048
