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Timothy Albiges1, Zoheir Sabeur1, Banafshe Arbab-Zavar1
1Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH12 5BB, UK.
This study introduces AI-driven analysis of lung audio signals for accurate early diagnosis and monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Machine learning models show high accuracy in classifying COPD and other respiratory conditions.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Respiratory Medicine
Background:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) significantly impacts global health, necessitating improved diagnostic and monitoring tools.
- Early detection of lung function decline and exacerbation prediction in COPD patients remain critical challenges.
- Scalable, data-driven AI methods are crucial for advancing modern COPD healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish experimental foundations for AI-driven diagnosis and monitoring of COPD using biomedical data.
- To investigate multi-resolution analysis, compression, and machine classification of lung audio signals for COPD detection.
- To develop next-generation diagnostic systems for future COPD healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Acquisition and generation of biomedical observation data for signal analysis and machine learning.
- Multi-resolution analysis and compression of lung audio signals.
- Machine classification of audio signals into 'Healthy' vs. 'COPD' and 'Healthy', 'COPD', vs. 'Pneumonia' categories.
- Signal reconstruction to ensure data integrity.
Main Results:
- High accuracy achieved in classifying 'Healthy' or 'COPD' conditions using machine learning classifiers.
- Promising accuracy demonstrated in classifying 'Healthy', 'COPD', or 'Pneumonia' conditions.
- Selected machine learning models exhibited strong performance across diverse metrics.
Conclusions:
- The study presents a promising AI-based approach for the intelligent diagnosis and monitoring of COPD using lung audio signals.
- The developed methods show potential for accurate classification of respiratory conditions, including COPD and pneumonia.
- Future work will integrate multi-modal sensing and data fusion for enhanced diagnostic capabilities.
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