Title |
An open real-time tele-stethoscopy system
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Published in |
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-925x-11-57 |
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Authors |
Ignacio Foche-Perez, Rodolfo Ramirez-Payba, German Hirigoyen-Emparanza, Fernando Balducci-Gonzalez, Francisco-Javier Simo-Reigadas, Joaquin Seoane-Pascual, Jaime Corral-Peñafiel, Andres Martinez-Fernandez |
Abstract |
Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of childhood mortality. The lack of physicians in rural areas of developing countries makes difficult their correct diagnosis and treatment. The staff of rural health facilities (health-care technicians) may not be qualified to distinguish respiratory diseases by auscultation. For this reason, the goal of this project is the development of a tele-stethoscopy system that allows a physician to receive real-time cardio-respiratory sounds from a remote auscultation, as well as video images showing where the technician is placing the stethoscope on the patient's body. |
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Peru | 1 | 50% |
Spain | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Spain | 1 | 1% |
Ireland | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 70 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 15% |
Researcher | 9 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 13% |
Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
Other | 15 | 21% |
Unknown | 15 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 26% |
Engineering | 16 | 22% |
Computer Science | 5 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Other | 7 | 10% |
Unknown | 18 | 25% |