Clinical comparison of acoustic and electronic stethoscopes and design of a new electronic stethoscope.
This clinical study was performed to evaluate the advantages and limitations of 3 acoustic stethoscopes and 3 electronic stethoscopes. It shows that it is possible to design a new electronic stethoscope by considering the advantages of both the acoustic and electronic stethoscopes.
Grenier
M C
MC
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Gagnon
K
K
Genest
J
J
Durand
J
J
Durand
L G
LG
D000162:Acoustics; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019023:Stethoscopes