The quality and reliability of the mechanical stethoscopes and Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) to record tracheal sounds
Journal article
Aygun, H. and Apolskis, A. (2020). The quality and reliability of the mechanical stethoscopes and Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) to record tracheal sounds. Applied Acoustics. 161, p. 107159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107159
Authors | Aygun, H. and Apolskis, A. |
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Abstract | The sound of breathing activity can be used to assess the state of the lungs and detect adverse problems involving respiratory failure. Traditionally, mechanical stethoscopes are used for respiratory auscultation to analyse the lung sounds. Firstly, measurements are carried out on the five different standard stethoscopes to assess their reliability for detecting respiratory sounds in people. Secondly, three human subjects were used for tracheal sound experiments using the five stethoscopes. Thirdly, a Laser Doppler Vibrometer was used to detect tracheal sounds from three human subjects. The five stethoscopes used for measurements give different results, especially above 150 Hz. Experimental results show that mechanical stethoscopes are not reliable tools for assessing lungs sounds in people. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Applied Acoustics |
Journal citation | 161, p. 107159 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0003-682X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107159 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Dec 2019 |
01 Apr 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 18 Nov 2019 |
Deposited | 13 Dec 2019 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/88qx4
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