ArticleChronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.)2026
An Interpretable Multidimensional Acoustic Physiology Map for COPD Using Digital Lung Sounds.
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Background: Lung sound analysis may capture chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) related physiology, but many methods are hard to interpret clinically. We developed a multidimensional acoustic physiology map using 4 indices from digital lung sounds: median respiratory frequency (MRF), long-term energy index (LTEI), subharmonic index (SubH), and harmonicity deviation index (HDI). Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, 235 adults were classified as Healthy (n=62), Stable COPD (n=85), or COPD Exacerbation (n=88). We analyzed 1403 posterior thoracic 15-second recordings. Between-group differences in the 4 indices were tested with the Kruskal–Wallis test; when significant, Dunn posthoc pairwise comparisons were performed with Holm adjustment. Multidimensional separation was evaluated in the z-scored 4-index space using principal component analysis and permutational multivariate analysis of variance. All tests were 2-sided with a Results: Overall group differences were significant for MRF ( Conclusion: Complementary acoustic indices reflect distinct domains of COPD-related sound generation and transmission. Although standalone classification performance was limited, the proposed map provides an interpretable framework for digital auscultation phenotyping and future composite scoring.
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