Wheeze type classification using non-dyadic wavelet transform based optimal energy ratio technique.

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Wheezes in pulmonary sounds are anomalies which are often associated with obstructive type of lung diseases. The previous works on wheeze-type classification focused mainly on using fixed time-frequency/scale resolution based on Fourier and wavelet transforms. The main contribution of the proposed method, in which the time-scale resolution can be tuned according to the signal of interest, is to discriminate monophonic and polyphonic wheezes with higher accuracy than previously suggested time and time-frequency/scale based methods.

Authors

  • Sezer Ulukaya
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Boǧaziçi University, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Trakya University, 22030, Edirne, Turkey. Electronic address: sezer.ulukaya@boun.edu.tr.
  • Gorkem Serbes
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34220, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: gserbes@yildiz.edu.tr.
  • Yasemin P Kahya