System and method for diagnosis of bovine diseases using auscultation analysis
First Claim
1. A system for diagnosing bovine diseases using auscultation analysis, said system comprising:
- a processor for processing auscultated lung sounds obtained from a bovine in the form of digital sound data detected by a stethoscope;
computer coded instructions for manipulating the digital data through incorporation of at least one algorithm used to calculate a numerical lung score, said algorithm utilizing values of selected frequencies of the auscultated sounds;
a database for storing data reflective of diagnoses, treatments, and prognoses that correspond to a plurality of baseline numerical lung scores; and
a user interface for displaying a spectrogram reflective of the auscultated lung sounds, and displaying the lung score as it is associated with at least one of a corresponding diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for diagnosis of bovine respiratory diseases using auscultation techniques. Acoustic characteristics of a recorded spectrogram are compared with existing data enabling a diagnosis to be made for a diseased animal. Lung sounds are obtained by use of an electronic stethoscope, and the sounds are stored as digital data. Signal conditioning is used to place the data in a desired format and to remove undesirable noise associated with the recorded sounds. An algorithm is applied to data, and lung scores are calculated. The lung scores are then categorized into various levels of perceived pathology based upon baseline data that categorizes the lung scores. From the lung scores, a caregiver can associate a diagnosis, prognosis, and a recommended treatment. Analysis software generates the lung scores from the recorded sounds, and may also provide a visual display of presumptive diagnoses as well as recommended treatments.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for diagnosing bovine diseases using auscultation analysis, said system comprising:
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a processor for processing auscultated lung sounds obtained from a bovine in the form of digital sound data detected by a stethoscope; computer coded instructions for manipulating the digital data through incorporation of at least one algorithm used to calculate a numerical lung score, said algorithm utilizing values of selected frequencies of the auscultated sounds; a database for storing data reflective of diagnoses, treatments, and prognoses that correspond to a plurality of baseline numerical lung scores; and a user interface for displaying a spectrogram reflective of the auscultated lung sounds, and displaying the lung score as it is associated with at least one of a corresponding diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for diagnosing bovine diseases using auscultation analysis, said method comprising:
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recording auscultated sounds emitted from a bovine and converting the sounds to digital data; applying a short-time Fourier transform on the digital data to convert the digital data to data in a frequency domain; determining amplitudes of frequencies present in the converted data in a range between about 500 and 900 Hz; separating the converted data having the amplitudes within the 500 to 900 Hz range into pre-determined groups; applying an algorithm to the converted data in the pre-determined groups to generate a lung score; comparing the lung score to baseline data, said baseline data indicating a level of pathology within the bovine based on the magnitude of the lung score; making at least one of a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment recommendation based upon said comparison; and displaying the lung score and at least one of the diagnosis, prognosis or recommended treatment on a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for diagnosing bovine diseases using auscultation analysis, said method comprising:
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recording auscultated sounds emitted from a bovine and converting the sounds to digital data; converting the digital data to data in a frequency domain; determining amplitudes of frequencies present in the converted data in a range between about 500-900 Hz; separating the converted data having the amplitudes within the 500-900 Hz range into predetermined groups; applying an algorithm to the converted data in the predetermined group to generate a lung score; evaluating the temperature of the animal and a projected market date of the animal; comparing the lung score to baseline data, said baseline data indicating a level of pathology within the bovine based on the magnitude of the lung score; making at least one of a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment recommendation based upon said comparison; and displaying the lung score and at least one of the diagnosis, prognosis, or recommended treatment on a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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