The classic stethoscope has entered the digital age. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common diagnostic ...

Eko Devices, a digital medical device company, has introduced a digital stethoscope in the UK that enables doctors to record cardiac and pulmonary screenings as audio files. The stethoscope has just ...

A novel computer-assisted stethoscope offers clinicians real-time help in identifying respiratory sounds that can be difficult to classify on chest auscultation, according to a research letter ...

HealthDay News — A computer-assisted stethoscope can quickly and accurately identify respiratory sounds, according to a research letter published online February 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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A Google Images search for “doctor” reveals essentially the same picture: a doctor wearing a crisply ironed white coat with a stethoscope draped, scarf-like, around the neck. The only difference ...

Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also pressed against ...

Invented in 1816 by René Laënnec in Paris, France, the stethoscope has persisted as an essential component of clinical care for more than 200 years. Still a ubiquitous tool, every medical student must ...

The classic stethoscope has also entered the digital age now. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common ...

The classic stethoscope has entered the digital age. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common diagnostic ...