Computer-aided auscultation of the heart: From anatomy and physiology to diagnostic decision support

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 140-143

  Watrous, Raymond L ^a  

^a Zargis Medical Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER-AIDED AUSCULTATION; PATIENT EVALUATION; PHONOCARDIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND DETECTION;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 34047161972     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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