Multifunction stethoscope for telemedicine

Author

Hung, K. ; Luk, B.L. ; Choy, W.H. ; Tai, B. ; Tso, S.K.

Author_Institution

Joint Res. Center for Biomedical Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong

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0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

89

Abstract

A novel multifunction stethoscope system for telemedicine and home-care applications is being developed. By providing functions such as video-conferencing, remote-auscultation, heart sound and lung sound separation, electrocardiogram recording, and automatic pre-diagnosis, the system facilitates doctors in remote patient-monitoring and tele-consultation. Bluetooth wireless communication technology and embedded processor are employed for the device´s mobile and wearable use at home. Preliminary tests show the usefulness and feasibility of the system

Keywords

Bluetooth; bioacoustics; electrocardiography; lung; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; teleconferencing; telemedicine; Bluetooth wireless communication technology; automatic prediagnosis; electrocardiogram recording; heart sound; home-care applications; lung sound separation; mobile wearable device; multifunction stethoscope; remote patient-monitoring; remote-auscultation; teleconsultation; telemedicine; videoconferencing; Acoustical engineering; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cities and towns; Engineering management; Heart; Lungs; Manufacturing; Stethoscope; Telemedicine; Bluetooth; electrocardiogram; electronic stethoscope; heart and lung sound separation; telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Architectures for Machine Perception, 2003 IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8612-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSMD.2004.1689568

Filename

1689568