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Wheeze sound analysis using computer-based techniques: a systematic review

  • Fizza Ghulam Nabi EMAIL logo , Kenneth Sundaraj , Lam Chee Kiang , Rajkumar Palaniappan and Sebastian Sundaraj
Published/Copyright: October 31, 2017

Abstract

Wheezes are high pitched continuous respiratory acoustic sounds which are produced as a result of airway obstruction. Computer-based analyses of wheeze signals have been extensively used for parametric analysis, spectral analysis, identification of airway obstruction, feature extraction and diseases or pathology classification. While this area is currently an active field of research, the available literature has not yet been reviewed. This systematic review identified articles describing wheeze analyses using computer-based techniques on the SCOPUS, IEEE Xplore, ACM, PubMed and Springer and Elsevier electronic databases. After a set of selection criteria was applied, 41 articles were selected for detailed analysis. The findings reveal that 1) computerized wheeze analysis can be used for the identification of disease severity level or pathology, 2) further research is required to achieve acceptable rates of identification on the degree of airway obstruction with normal breathing, 3) analysis using combinations of features and on subgroups of the respiratory cycle has provided a pathway to classify various diseases or pathology that stem from airway obstruction.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI), Malaysia for providing the financial support through the e-Science Fund research grant.

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Received: 2016-11-14
Accepted: 2017-08-24
Published Online: 2017-10-31
Published in Print: 2019-02-25

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