Characterization and classification of asthmatic wheeze sounds according to severity level using spectral integrated features.

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate and classify wheeze sounds of asthmatic patients according to their severity level (mild, moderate and severe) using spectral integrated (SI) features.

Authors

  • Fizza Ghulam Nabi
    School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Electronic address: engr.fizza@yahoo.com.
  • Kenneth Sundaraj
    Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia.
  • Chee Kiang Lam
    School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Electronic address: lckiang@unimap.edu.my.
  • Rajkumar Palaniappan
    School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE), VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: prkmect@gmail.com.