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Low-cost smartphone digital stethoscope uses machine learning for preliminary cardiac screening in remote areas.
A newly developed low-cost digital stethoscope connected to a smartphone can analyze heart sounds using machine learning, offering a potential tool for remote cardiac screening.
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May facilitate remote screening in underserved areas; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Fattah et al. (2017) studied Cardiovascular diseases. Stetho-phone (low-cost digital stethoscope) was evaluated on Preliminary screening of healthcare issues using heart sounds. A low-cost smartphone-based digital stethoscope using a piezoelectric element and machine learning algorithms was developed for preliminary screening of cardiac activity in remote areas.
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