A MEMS seismometer respiratory monitor for work of breathing assessment and adventitious lung sounds detection via deep learning.

ABSTRACT: Physicians evaluate a patient's respiratory health during a physical examination by visual assessment of the work of breathing (WoB) to determine respiratory stability, and by detecting abnormal lung sounds via lung auscultation using a stethoscope to identify common pathological lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. Since these assessment methods are subjective, a low-profile device used for an accurate and quantitative monitoring approach could provide valuable preemptive insights into respiratory health, proving to be clinically beneficial. To achieve this goal, we have developed a miniature patch consisting of a sensitive wideband multi-axis seismometer that can be placed on the anatomical areas of a patient's lungs to enable an effective qu

SUBMITTER: Sang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910636 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature