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ArticleThe clinical respiratory journal2025

Construction and Validation of an Automatic Segmentation Method for Respiratory Sound Time Labels.

Jian Fan, Haoran Ni, Xiulan Chen, Yulin Duan, Wanmin Wang, Fan Xu, Yan Shang

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Jian FanDepartment of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Haoran NiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care, The First Hospital Affiliated of Naval Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Xiulan ChenDaning Road Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, China.
Yulin DuanDepartment of Evidence Based Medicine and Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Wanmin WangDepartment of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Fan XuDepartment of Evidence Based Medicine and Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-2854
Yan ShangDepartment of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.

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2023 Shanghai "Rising Stars of Medical Talent" Youth Development Program (Youth Medical Talents - General Practitioner Program2024 Shanghai Oriental Talent Program Outstanding Project BJWS202428Chang-Feng Talent Fund of The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University)Medical Research Project of Hongkou District Health Commission in Shanghai 202403-18National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFC3607500Research on Community Medicine and Health Management" in Shanghai 2023SQ01
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Abstract

backgroundIn the field of respiratory system diseases, the utilization of respiratory sounds in auscultation plays a crucial role in the specific disease diagnosis. However, during the process of auscultation, the personal experiences and environmental factors may affect the decision making, leading to diagnostic errors. Therefore, to accurately and effectively obtain and analyze respiratory sounds can be positively contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory system diseases.

objectivesOur aim was to develop an analytical method for the visualization and digitization of respiratory audio data, and to validate its capability to differentiate between various background diseases.

methodsThis study collected the respiratory sounds of patients admitted to the Department of General Medicine of Shanghai Changhai Hospital from June to December 2023. After strict screening according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 84 patients were included. The research process includes using an electronic stethoscope to collect lung sounds from patients in a quiet environment. The patients expose their chests and lie flat. Sound data are collected at six landmark positions on the chest. The collected audio files are imported into an analysis tool for segmentation and feature extraction. Specific analysis methods include distinguishing heart sounds and respiratory sounds, segmenting respiratory sounds, determining the inspiratory and expiratory phases, and using a tool developed by the team for automatic segmentation encoding.

resultsWe standardized the respiratory sounds of 84 patients and segmented multiple respiratory cycles. Following the localization and segmentation of the respiratory cycles based on label information, we calculated the average and standard deviation of the amplitude features for each segment of the respiratory cycle. The results indicated differences among various diseases.

conclusionsThe robust algorithm platform is capable of segmenting the respiratory sounds into inhale and exhale phases accordingly, then comparing the difference between different background diseases. This method provides objective evidence for the auscultation of respiratory sounds and visual display of breath sounds.

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AuscultationRespiratory SoundsRespiratory Tract DiseasesAdultAgedAlgorithmsChinaFemaleHeart SoundsHumansMaleMiddle AgedStethoscopesartificial intelligenceautomatic segmentation methoddigital auscultationrespiratory soundrespiratory system diseases

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PMCPMC12540928

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