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Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Edith Cowan University

Series

2018

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Bowel Sounds Identification And Migrating Motor Complex Detection With Low-Cost Piezoelectric Acoustic Sensing Device, Xuhao Du, Gary Allwood, Katherine Mary Webberley, Adam Osseiran, Barry J. Marshall Jan 2018

Bowel Sounds Identification And Migrating Motor Complex Detection With Low-Cost Piezoelectric Acoustic Sensing Device, Xuhao Du, Gary Allwood, Katherine Mary Webberley, Adam Osseiran, Barry J. Marshall

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Interpretation of bowel sounds (BS) provides a convenient and non-invasive technique to aid in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. However, the approach’s potential is limited by variation between BS and their irregular occurrence. A short, manual auscultation is sufficient to aid in diagnosis of only a few conditions. A longer recording has the potential to unlock additional understanding of GI physiology and clinical utility. In this paper, a low-cost and straightforward piezoelectric acoustic sensing device was designed and used for long BS recordings. The migrating motor complex (MMC) cycle was detected using this device and the sound index as …