Objective: This paper describes state of the art, scientifi c publications and ongoing research related to the methods of analysis of respiratory sounds.
Methods and material:Review of the current medical and technological literature using Pubmed and personal experience.
Results:The study includes a description of the various techniques that are being used to collect auscultation sounds, a physical description of known pathologic sounds for which automatic detection tools were developed. Modern tools are based on artifi cial intelligence and on technics such as artifi cial neural networks, fuzzy systems, and genetic algorithms… Conclusion: The next step will consist in fi nding new markers so as to increase the effi ciency of decision aid algorithms and tools.
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