title: Analysis of respiratory sounds: state of the art.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper describes state of the art, scientific publications and ongoing research related to the methods of analysis of respiratory sounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the current medical and technological literature using Pubmed and personal experience.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study includes a description of the various techniques that are being used to collect auscultation sounds, a physical description of known pathologic sounds for which automatic detection tools were developed. Modern tools are based on artificial intelligence and on technics such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, and genetic algorithms…
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The next step will consist in finding new markers so as to increase the efficiency of decision aid algorithms and tools.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D., e-health UTBM student, Alcatel-Lucent, Chief Technical Office, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrès