👨⚕️🩺👩⚕️ DigitaLung: Web app analyzes lung sounds👨⚕️🩺👩⚕️ 🫁Chronic respiratory diseases have become a major health issue and are now the third most common cause of death worldwide. In 2019, respiratory diseases affected one in twenty people globally and caused approximately four million deaths. Auscultation, i.e., listening to the sounds of the lungs and heart using a stethoscope, is the most commonly used diagnostic method worldwide and gives medical personnel invaluable insights into the structure and functioning of both organ systems. However, studies have shown that the reliability of this method is often dependent on doctors’ experience and hearing ability, which can result in subjective, error-prone interpretations of the sounds. It is therefore crucial that we pursue innovative approaches that can improve our understanding of respiratory sounds and facilitate the development of new, more reliable diagnostic tools. Fraunhofer ITEM is participating in DigitaLung, a project that aims to develop a digital auscultation system for the differential diagnosis of lung diseases using machine learning. Funded by the medical technology program of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, DigitaLung is a collaborative project involving the partners ERKA Kallmeyer Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG, the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and Leibniz Universität Hannover As part of DigitaLung, Fraunhofer ITEM scientists have honed and developed a custom web application that makes it easier for experts to analyze respiratory sounds. This web app serves as an independent tool that handles two key tasks during patient exams: visualization in multiple areas and the use of unsupervised machine learning algorithms in the app. #bioinformatik #lungenforschung © Adobe Stock, Who is Danny
Holger Behrsing
3mo
Great to hear our colleagues at Fraunhofer ITEM are part of such compelling technology
Business Development Manager at Fraunhofer ITEM, Hannover
3moIt is amazing to accompany so many exciting developments in a rather short time. Great work!