WO2015063834A1 - Dispositif de traitement de signal et procédé, programme d'ordinateur, et milieu de stockage - Google Patents

Dispositif de traitement de signal et procédé, programme d'ordinateur, et milieu de stockage Download PDF

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WO2015063834A1
WO2015063834A1 PCT/JP2013/079127 JP2013079127W WO2015063834A1 WO 2015063834 A1 WO2015063834 A1 WO 2015063834A1 JP 2013079127 W JP2013079127 W JP 2013079127W WO 2015063834 A1 WO2015063834 A1 WO 2015063834A1
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隆真 亀谷
石戸谷　耕一
友博 三浦
長谷部　剛
拓磨 貞森
攻一 谷川
慎一郎 大下
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  • the present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and method for processing a body sound signal such as a respiratory sound signal, and a technical field of a computer program and a recording medium.
  • Physiological sounds such as respiratory sounds are used as one of indices when a doctor diagnoses a pathological condition of a living body.
  • a doctor listens to a body sound by using a stethoscope.
  • the stethoscope transmits a body sound collected by a chestpiece pressed against the body of a living body to a doctor's ear through a rubber tube or the like. Therefore, the doctor diagnoses the pathological condition of the living body by identifying the body sound with the ear (that is, distinguishing with the ear).
  • a doctor diagnoses a pathological condition of a living body by using the ear to distinguish whether or not the body sound contains an abnormal body sound.
  • advanced skills for example, advanced auscultation techniques
  • Patent Document 1 proposes an apparatus for visualizing a respiratory sound that is an example of a biological sound. Furthermore, Patent Document 1 proposes an apparatus that displays the characteristics of respiratory sounds, the types of disease candidates, or the probabilities corresponding to the disease candidates by analyzing the respiratory sounds together with the respiratory sounds.
  • Patent Document 2 to Patent Document 4 are cited as other prior art documents related to the present invention.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a method for outputting a diagnostic message associated with a patient's physiological state based on an auscultation sound, although it is not a device that directly visualizes an auscultation sound, which is an example of a body sound. Yes.
  • Patent Document 3 although it is not a device that directly visualizes a respiratory sound that is an example of a body sound, an element related to secondary noise (for example, continuous rarity or intermittent rarity) is identified from the breathing sound.
  • An apparatus is disclosed.
  • Patent Document 4 discloses a waveform-related information (height, heart rate, ejection time, precursor ejection time) related to a change in the shape of a pulse wave, although it is not a device that directly visualizes a pulse wave that is an example of a body sound. And a systolic blood pressure) graph (radar chart) display device.
  • the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 merely displays the breathing sound as it is on the time axis. Therefore, the doctor who observes the breathing sound displayed by the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 identifies what kind of breathing sound is included in the displayed breathing sound (that is, distinguishes it with the eyes). There is no change in need. Therefore, there is no change in the need for advanced skills to identify breathing sounds. Specifically, since various types of respiratory sounds are included in the respiratory sounds (see Patent Document 3), these various types of respiratory sounds are combined with waveforms of the various types of respiratory sounds. There is no change in the need for advanced skills that can be discerned.
  • Patent Document 1 if the type of disease candidate or the probability corresponding to the disease candidate (that is, information substantially corresponding to the diagnosis result) is displayed, the body sound is directly input. It is also considered that there is no need to display automatically. Similarly, if a diagnostic message (that is, information substantially corresponding to a diagnostic result) is displayed as disclosed in Patent Document 2, there is no need to directly display a body sound. is assumed. However, a specific feature included in a body sound and a specific disease are not always related one-to-one. In other words, certain features included in body sounds may be related to multiple diseases.
  • displaying information corresponding to the diagnosis result automatically obtained by analyzing the body sound without waiting for the doctor's direct diagnosis regarding the body sound is from the viewpoint of assisting the doctor's diagnosis. It is not always preferable. That is, from the viewpoint of assisting the diagnosis of the doctor, it is considered preferable to display the body sound in some manner in order to leave room for diagnosis by the doctor or give the doctor the initiative of diagnosis.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, for example, and a signal processing apparatus and method capable of assisting diagnosis of a doctor or the like by displaying a body sound in a more easily viewable manner, for example, and It is an object to provide a computer program and a recording medium.
  • the signal processing device has the same characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components based on the execution result of the analysis processing for separating the biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the signal processing method has the same characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components based on the execution result of the analysis processing that separates the biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • a computer program is a computer program executed by a computer, and the plurality of computer programs are based on an execution result of an analysis process that separates a body sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the computer is caused to execute a generation step of generating display data for displaying the characteristics of each type of signal component on the same display device, and an output step of outputting the display data to the same display device.
  • the recording medium is a recording medium on which a computer program executed by a computer is recorded, and performs an analysis process for separating a biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other Based on the result, a generation step of generating display data for displaying the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components on the same display device, and an output step of outputting the display data to the same display device; Is recorded on the computer program.
  • the signal processing apparatus has characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components in the same display device based on the execution result of the analysis processing that separates the body sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • a generating unit configured to generate display data for display; and an output unit configured to output the display data to the same display device.
  • the signal processing apparatus can specify the characteristics of a biological sound signal (that is, a voice signal) indicating a sound caused by the activity of the biological body (that is, the state of the biological sound signal).
  • Signal processing for displaying an arbitrary index) on the display device is performed. That is, the signal processing device of the present embodiment performs signal processing for displaying on the display device some display object that can visually identify the characteristics of the biological sound signal.
  • the signal processing device may directly acquire the biological sound signal by detecting the biological sound signal by the signal processing device itself.
  • the signal processing device may indirectly acquire the biological sound signal by acquiring the biological sound signal detected by another device installed outside the signal processing device from the other device.
  • the signal processing device may include a display device.
  • the signal processing device may not include a display device.
  • the signal processing apparatus includes at least a generation unit and an output unit in order to perform signal processing for displaying the characteristics of the biological sound signal on the display device.
  • the generating means generates display data for displaying the characteristics of the biological sound signal on the display device.
  • the generation unit generates display data for displaying each characteristic of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the body sound signal on the same display device (in other words, a single display device). To do.
  • the generation unit generates display data for displaying on the same display device in a manner in which all the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components are distinguished for each of the plurality of types of signal components. For example, when the biological sound signal is composed of a first signal component and a second signal component, the generation unit displays both the characteristics of the first signal component and the characteristics of the second signal component in the same way. Display data for display on the device may be generated.
  • the generation means when the body sound signal is a breathing sound signal, the generation means generates characteristics of signal components corresponding to normal breathing sounds (for example, alveolar breathing sounds) and abnormal breathing sounds (for example, display data for displaying both of the characteristics of the signal component corresponding to (ra sound) on the same display device may be generated.
  • normal breathing sounds for example, alveolar breathing sounds
  • abnormal breathing sounds For example, display data for displaying both of the characteristics of the signal component corresponding to (ra sound) on the same display device may be generated.
  • the display device is a display device that performs multi-monitor display (that is, a display device that includes a plurality of display devices, and forms a single virtual display region by linking the plurality of display devices. Device).
  • the display device may be a display device that performs single monitor display (that is, a display device including a single display device).
  • the type of signal component may be distinguished from the viewpoint of whether the signal component is a signal component corresponding to a normal sound (or whether it is a signal component corresponding to an abnormal sound different from the normal sound). .
  • the types of signal components may be distinguished from the viewpoint of whether there is a significant difference in the characteristics of the signal components.
  • the type of the signal component may be distinguished from any viewpoint as long as it can be distinguished by some kind of analysis processing performed on a certain biological sound signal.
  • the generation means generates such display data based on the execution result of the analysis process that separates the biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the analysis processing may be performed by the signal processing apparatus itself. Alternatively, the analysis processing may be performed by another device installed outside the signal processing device. In this case, it is preferable that the signal processing device acquires the execution result of the analysis processing performed by the other device from the other device.
  • the display data generated by the generation means is output to the same display device by the output means.
  • the display device displays the respective characteristics of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the biological sound signal. That is, the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the biological sound signal are displayed on the same display device. In other words, instead of the characteristics of the biological sound signal in which a plurality of types of signal components are superimposed, the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components constituting the biological sound signal are individually displayed on the same display device. .
  • an observer for example, a medical person such as a doctor
  • the observer can easily distinguish what kind of signal component is included in the body sound signal. Therefore, even if the observer does not have an advanced skill for distinguishing (or hearing) what kind of signal component is included in the body sound signal, the observer can determine the pathological condition of the body based on the body sound signal. Can be diagnosed. That is, if the observer has knowledge about the relationship between the types of signal components and the pathological condition, the observer can diagnose the pathological condition of the living body based on the body sound signal.
  • the subjectivity of the observer and the observer can be recognized with respect to the recognition of the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components. Can reduce the impact of different skill levels. That is, since the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the body sound signal are objectively displayed, recognition of the same body sound signal is greatly different among a plurality of observers. It becomes difficult.
  • the signal processing apparatus can assist the observer with an appropriate diagnosis without performing an automatic diagnosis focusing on only each signal component.
  • the signal processing apparatus can assist the diagnosis of a doctor or the like by displaying the body sound signal (substantially body sound) in a more easily viewable manner.
  • the generation unit is configured so that the observer of the display device can simultaneously observe the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components.
  • the display data for displaying each characteristic of the component on the same display device is generated.
  • the generating means allows the observer to understand each characteristic of the plurality of types of signal components at a glance (in other words, to view the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components at the same time or collectively).
  • Display data for display in a manner that can be generated can be generated.
  • the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed on the display device in a manner that allows the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components to be understood at a glance. Therefore, the observer can easily distinguish what kind of signal component is included in the biological sound signal. For this reason, the various effects mentioned above are enjoyed suitably.
  • the generation unit dynamically generates the display data so that the display data is newly generated each time the execution result of the analysis process changes.
  • the output means dynamically outputs the display data so that the display data is newly output every time the generation means generates new display data.
  • the display data is dynamically generated and the display data is dynamically output. Therefore, in the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are dynamically synchronized with the temporal change of the biological sound signal (that is, the temporal changes of the respective characteristics of each signal component). Is displayed. That is, on the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed while being updated as appropriate. Therefore, the observer can easily recognize what characteristic each of the plurality of types of signal components has at what timing.
  • the generation unit dynamically generates the display data so that the display data is generated periodically, aperiodically, or continuously.
  • the output means dynamically outputs the display data so that the display data is output each time the generation means generates new display data.
  • the display data is dynamically generated and the display data is dynamically output. Therefore, in the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are dynamically synchronized with the temporal change of the biological sound signal (that is, the temporal changes of the respective characteristics of each signal component). Is displayed. That is, on the display device, the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed while being updated periodically, aperiodically, or continuously (in other words, in real time). Therefore, the observer can easily recognize what characteristic each of the plurality of types of signal components has at what timing.
  • the signal processing apparatus further includes an analysis unit that performs the analysis process on the biological sound signal input to the signal processing apparatus, and the generation unit includes the analysis unit.
  • the display data is generated on the basis of the result of the analysis process executed by.
  • the generation means can generate display data based on the execution result of the analysis process executed by the signal processing apparatus itself (in other words, executed by the analysis means included in the signal processing apparatus).
  • the analysis unit dynamically performs the analysis process so that the analysis process is newly executed each time a new body sound signal is input. To run.
  • the analysis process is executed dynamically. Therefore, in the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are dynamically synchronized with the temporal change of the biological sound signal (that is, the temporal changes of the respective characteristics of each signal component). Is displayed. That is, on the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed while being updated as appropriate. Therefore, the observer can easily recognize what characteristic each of the plurality of types of signal components has at what timing.
  • the analysis unit dynamically performs the analysis process so that the analysis process is executed periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. Execute.
  • the analysis process is executed dynamically. Therefore, in the display device, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are dynamically synchronized with the temporal change of the biological sound signal (that is, the temporal changes of the respective characteristics of each signal component). Is displayed. That is, on the display device, the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed while being updated periodically, aperiodically, or continuously (in other words, in real time). Therefore, the observer can easily recognize what characteristic each of the plurality of types of signal components has at what timing.
  • the analysis processing is performed by using at least one of the biological sound signal corresponding to at least one abnormal sound in which the signal component corresponding to the normal sound and the normal sound have different characteristics. It includes analysis processing that separates into two signal components.
  • each characteristic of the signal component corresponding to the normal sound and the signal component corresponding to the abnormal sound is displayed on the display device. Therefore, an observer (for example, a medical person such as a doctor) can easily distinguish what kind of signal component is included in the body sound signal. Therefore, the various effects described above are favorably enjoyed.
  • the analysis process separates the biological sound signal into a plurality of signal components corresponding to a plurality of abnormal sounds that have different characteristics from normal sounds and can be distinguished from each other. Includes analysis processing.
  • the display device displays the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components corresponding to the plurality of types of abnormal sounds. Therefore, an observer (for example, a medical person such as a doctor) can easily distinguish what kind of signal component is included in the body sound signal. Therefore, the various effects described above are favorably enjoyed.
  • diagnosis of pathological conditions is often performed based on abnormal sounds rather than normal sounds
  • generating display data specialized for abnormal sounds helps the observer's diagnosis. It is very useful in practice.
  • the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components are assigned to the same display device based on the execution result of the analysis processing that separates the biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the signal processing method of the present embodiment may also adopt various aspects.
  • the computer program of the present embodiment is a computer program executed by a computer, and the plurality of types of signal components based on an execution result of an analysis process that separates a biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other
  • the computer is caused to execute a generation process for generating display data for displaying the respective characteristics together on the same display means, and an output process for outputting the display data to the same display device.
  • the computer program of the present embodiment may also adopt various aspects.
  • the recording medium of the present embodiment is a recording medium on which a computer program executed by a computer is recorded, and is based on an execution result of an analysis process that separates a biological sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • a generation step of generating display data for collectively displaying the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components on the same display means, and an output step of outputting the display data to the same display device A computer program to be executed by a computer is recorded.
  • the recording medium of the present embodiment it is possible to suitably enjoy the same effects as the various effects enjoyed by the signal processing apparatus of the present embodiment described above.
  • the recording medium of the present embodiment may also adopt various aspects.
  • the signal processing apparatus includes a generation unit and an output unit.
  • the signal processing method of this embodiment includes a generation process and an output process.
  • the computer program of this embodiment causes a computer to execute a generation process and an output process.
  • the recording medium of the present embodiment is a recording medium on which a computer program that causes a computer to execute a generation process and an output process is recorded. Therefore, since the body sound is displayed in a more easily viewable manner, a diagnosis by a doctor or the like is preferably assisted.
  • the body sound signal include, for example, a heart sound signal indicating a heart sound, a pulsation sound signal indicating a sound caused by a pulsation (in other words, a pulse wave), and a sound caused by an activity state of an internal organ officer (for example, Examples include a visceral sound signal indicating intestinal sound due to intestinal movement), a blood flow sound signal indicating sound due to blood flow, and the like.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a signal processing device 10 according to the present embodiment.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes a signal acquisition unit 101, a signal storage unit 102, a signal analysis unit 103 which is a specific example of “analysis unit”, “generation unit”, and A display data generation unit 104 which is a specific example of “output means” and a display unit 105 which is a specific example of “display device” are provided.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 acquires a respiratory sound signal.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may directly acquire a respiratory sound signal by directly detecting a respiratory sound of a living body.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may include a respiratory sound sensor that is attached to a living body and detects a respiratory sound of the living body.
  • a respiratory sound sensor is typically a microphone (for example, a coil-type microphone, a capacitor-type microphone, a piezoelectric microphone, or the like).
  • the respiratory sound sensor may be any type of sensor.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 includes a signal acquisition unit 101.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 may not include the signal acquisition unit 101.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 acquires a respiratory sound signal from the signal acquisition unit 101 arranged outside the signal processing apparatus 10 via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line. .
  • the signal storage unit 102 temporarily stores the respiratory sound signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 101.
  • the signal storage unit 102 may include a memory or a buffer.
  • the signal storage unit 102 preferably stores the respiratory sound signals for a predetermined period among the respiratory sound signals sequentially acquired by the signal acquisition unit 101.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the signal processing apparatus 10 includes a signal storage unit 102.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 may not include the signal storage unit 102.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 performs a predetermined analysis process on the respiratory sound signal stored in the signal storage unit 102.
  • the predetermined analysis processing includes analysis processing for separating the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the predetermined analysis processing includes analysis processing for extracting at least one of a plurality of types of signal components that can be distinguished from each other from the respiratory sound signal.
  • the predetermined analysis process includes an analysis process for analyzing what kind of signal component is included in the respiratory sound signal.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process for separating a respiratory sound signal into a signal component corresponding to a normal sound and a signal component corresponding to an abnormal sound different from the normal sound.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process for extracting at least one of a signal component corresponding to a normal sound and a signal component corresponding to an abnormal sound from the respiratory sound signal.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process for separating the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components corresponding to a plurality of types of normal sounds that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process for extracting at least one of a plurality of types of signal components corresponding to a plurality of types of normal sounds that can be distinguished from each other from the respiratory sound signal.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process that separates the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components corresponding to a plurality of types of abnormal sounds that can be distinguished from each other.
  • the predetermined analysis process may include an analysis process for extracting at least one of a plurality of types of signal components corresponding to a plurality of types of abnormal sounds that can be distinguished from each other from the respiratory sound signal.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 outputs a result of the analysis process (for example, a plurality of types of signal components themselves or arbitrary information that can specify characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components) to the display data generation unit 104.
  • a result of the analysis process for example, a plurality of types of signal components themselves or arbitrary information that can specify characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the signal processing apparatus 10 includes a signal analysis unit 103.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 may not include the signal analysis unit 103.
  • the signal processing device 10 is located outside the signal processing device 10 from the signal analysis unit 103 disposed outside the signal processing device 10 via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line. It is preferable to acquire the result of the analysis process executed by the signal analysis unit 103.
  • the display data generation unit 104 displays each characteristic of the plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal (for example, an amplitude level corresponding to the signal intensity). Display data (for example, an image signal) to be displayed on the display unit 105 is generated. In other words, the display data generation unit 104 displays display data for displaying on the display unit 105 some display object capable of visually specifying the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal. Is generated. Note that the display object may be any display object as long as the characteristics of the respiratory sound signal can be visually identified.
  • the display object may be a display object including text (for example, characters and numerical values) that visually specifies the characteristics of the respiratory sound signal.
  • the display object may be a display object including a graphic (for example, a graph or a chart) that visually specifies the characteristics of the respiratory sound signal.
  • the display data generation unit 104 outputs the generated display data to the display unit 105.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 and the display data generation unit 104 are processing blocks that are logically realized on a CPU (Central Processing Unit), respectively. However, each of the signal analysis unit 103 and the display data generation unit 104 may be a processing circuit physically realized by a semiconductor chip or the like.
  • the display unit 105 is a display device that performs display processing based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 104. As a result, the display unit 105 displays on the display screen of the display unit 105 the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal.
  • the display unit 105 is a display unit that performs multi-monitor display (that is, the display unit 105 including a plurality of display devices, and forms a single virtual display region by linking the plurality of display devices. Display unit 105).
  • the display unit 105 may be a display unit 105 that performs single monitor display (that is, the display unit 105 including a single display device).
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the signal processing device 10 includes a display unit 105.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 may not include the display unit 105.
  • the signal processing device 10 generates display data generated by the display data generation unit 104 via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line with respect to the display unit 105 located outside the signal processing device 10. It is preferable to transfer.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the signal processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of how the signal acquisition unit 101 is attached to the living body, and a graph illustrating the waveform of the respiratory sound signal on the time axis.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an operation in which the signal storage unit 102 stores a respiratory sound signal.
  • FIG. 5 is a classification chart showing the types of respiratory sounds.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of how the signal acquisition unit 101 is attached to the living body, and a graph illustrating the waveform of the respiratory sound signal on the time axis.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an operation in which the signal storage unit 102 stores a respiratory sound signal.
  • FIG. 5 is a classification chart showing the types of respiratory sounds.
  • FIG. 6 shows five types of breathing sounds (alveolar breathing sounds, low-pitched continuous rales (similar sounds), high-pitched continuous rales (flute sounds), fine intermittent rales (haircut sounds), and rough sounds. It is a graph which shows on the time-axis the waveform of five types of signal components equivalent to a discontinuous ra sound (water bubble sound).
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of a display mode of each characteristic of the five types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal.
  • FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the flow of operation of the signal processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 acquires a respiratory sound signal (step S101).
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may be attached to the body surface of the living body (in the example shown in FIG. 3A, the body surface near the left breast).
  • the mounting position of the signal acquisition unit 101 may be fixed.
  • the mounting position of the signal acquisition unit 101 may be changed as appropriate during the acquisition of the respiratory sound signal.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 acquires a respiratory sound signal.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may periodically acquire a respiratory sound signal according to a predetermined sampling frequency (for example, 44100 Hz).
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may periodically acquire a sample value of the respiratory sound signal. However, the signal acquisition unit 101 may acquire a respiratory sound signal aperiodically or continuously. As a result, the signal acquisition unit 101 can acquire a respiratory sound signal specified as a waveform on the time axis shown in FIG.
  • the respiratory sound signal is a signal having periodicity.
  • One cycle of the breathing sound signal is a period obtained by adding up the inspiratory period (that is, the period in which inspiration is performed) and the exhalation period (that is, the period in which exhalation is performed) following the inspiratory period.
  • the period of the respiratory sound signal may vary with time.
  • the signal storage unit 102 In parallel with the acquisition of the respiratory sound signal by the signal acquisition unit 101, the signal storage unit 102 temporarily stores the respiratory sound signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 101 (step S102). At this time, it is preferable that the signal storage unit 102 temporarily stores a respiratory sound signal having a size necessary for analysis processing executed by the signal analysis unit 103 described later. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the size of the respiratory sound signal necessary for the analysis processing executed by the signal analysis unit 103 is “1 second”. In this case, it is preferable that the signal storage unit 102 temporarily stores the latest (in other words, the latest) breathing sound signal for one second. In order to temporarily store the respiratory sound signal for the latest one second, it is preferable that the signal storage unit 102 includes a ring buffer. However, the size of the respiratory sound signal necessary for the analysis processing executed by the signal analysis unit 103 may be any time other than 1 second.
  • the signal storage unit 102 temporarily stores sample values of 44100 respiratory sound signals. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the signal storage unit 102 acquires the respiratory sound signal sample value S (t) acquired at the latest time (t) and the time (t ⁇ 1). At the time (t-44099), the sample value S (t-1) of the respiratory sound signal, the sample value S (t-2) of the respiratory sound signal acquired at the time (t-2), and so on. The sample value S (t-44099) of the acquired respiratory sound signal is temporarily stored.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 performs a predetermined analysis process on the respiratory sound signal stored in the signal storage unit 102 (step S103). That is, the signal analysis unit 103 performs an analysis process on the respiratory sound signal stored in the signal storage unit 102 to separate the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components.
  • breathing sounds in a broad sense are classified into a breathing sound in a narrow sense and a sub-noise that is an example of an abnormal sound.
  • Narrowly defined respiratory sounds are classified into normal respiratory sounds, which are examples of normal sounds, and abnormal respiratory sounds, which are examples of abnormal sounds.
  • Normal respiratory sounds are classified into alveolar respiratory sounds, bronchial respiratory sounds, bronchoalveolar respiratory sounds, and tracheal respiratory sounds.
  • Abnormal respiratory sounds are classified into respiratory sounds resulting from attenuation / disappearance, respiratory sounds resulting from augmentation, respiratory sounds resulting from exhalation exhalation, respiratory sounds resulting from bronchial breathing, and tracheal stenosis sounds. Is done.
  • the sub-noise is classified into a ra sound and other sounds.
  • the rales are classified into continuous rales and intermittent rales.
  • the continuous rales are classified into low-pitched continuous rales (sounds), high-pitched continuous rales (flute sounds), and scwalks (inspiratory continuous rales).
  • Intermittent rales are classified into fine intermittent rales (haircut sounds) and coarse intermittent rales (water bubbles). Other sounds are classified into pleural friction sounds and pulmonary vascular noise.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 uses the respiratory sound signal as an example of a signal component corresponding to an alveolar respiratory sound (hereinafter referred to as “alveolar respiratory sound component”) that is an example of a normal sound and an abnormal sound.
  • an alveolar respiratory sound component that is an example of a normal sound and an abnormal sound.
  • sound-like sound component corresponding to the low-pitched continuous ra sound (similar sound) and the high-sounding continuous ra sound (flute sound) as an example of the abnormal sound
  • a signal component hereinafter referred to as a “flute sound component”
  • a signal component hereinafter referred to as a “twist sound component”
  • a fine intermittent rale haircut sound
  • an analysis process is performed to separate into a signal component (hereinafter referred to as “water bubble sound component”) corresponding to a rough intermittent sound (water bubble sound) that is an example of an abnormal sound.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 performs an analysis process of extracting at least one of the alveolar respiratory sound component, the analogy sound component, the whistle sound component, the hair-hair sound component, and the water bubble sound component from the respiratory sound signal.
  • the first graph in FIG. 6 shows an example of the alveolar respiratory sound component.
  • the second graph in FIG. 6 shows an example of the analog sound component.
  • the third graph in FIG. 6 shows an example of a whistle voice component.
  • the graph in the fourth row in FIG. 6 shows an example of the haircut sound component.
  • the fifth graph in FIG. 6 shows an example of the water bubble sound component.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 may separate the respiratory sound signal into an alveolar respiratory sound component, an analogy sound component, a whistle sound component, a hairpin sound component, and a water bubble sound component from the following viewpoints. .
  • the frequency spectrum shape of the signal components corresponding to the alveolar respiratory sound component and the intermittent rar sound is relatively wideband and relatively smooth.
  • the shape of the frequency spectrum of the signal component (that is, the analog sound component and the whistle sound component) corresponding to the continuous rar is relatively narrow band and relatively steep. Therefore, the signal analysis unit 103 pays attention to such a difference in the frequency spectrum shape, so that the respiratory sound signal is different from the signal component corresponding to the continuous ra sound and the signal component corresponding to the continuous ra sound. You may isolate
  • the signal analysis unit 103 may separate the signal component corresponding to the continuous rale into an analog sound component and a whistle sound component by paying attention to such a difference in frequency.
  • the alveolar respiratory sound component is a signal component that continues in time (that is, is continuous), while the intermittent rale is a pulse-like signal component that is intermittent in time. Accordingly, the signal analysis unit 103 pays attention to such a difference in the distribution of the signal components on the time axis, and thereby converts a signal component different from the signal component corresponding to the continuous rales into an alveolar respiratory sound component. It may be separated into intermittent sound.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 may separate the signal component corresponding to the intermittent rattling sound into the water bubble sound component and the haircut sound component by paying attention to such a frequency difference.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 may execute analysis processing for separating the respiratory sound signal into five types of signal components by other methods.
  • methods for separating a respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components are disclosed in, for example, JP-T-2004-531309 and JP-A-2005-66045.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 may separate the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components using the methods disclosed in these documents.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 separates the respiratory sound signal into arbitrary plural types of signal components in addition to or instead of the analysis processing for separating the respiratory sound signal into the above-described five types of signal components (or the respiratory sound).
  • An analysis process extracting one or more arbitrary signal components from the signal may be executed.
  • the respiratory sound signal that is the target of the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 typically has a high possibility of always including the alveolar respiratory sound signal. This is because, as long as the living body is breathing, a signal component corresponding to an alveolar respiratory sound, which is an example of a normal sound, should be included regardless of whether or not the abnormal sound is included in the respiratory sound. Because.
  • the respiratory sound signal that is the target of the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 may include all of the five types of signal components. Alternatively, the respiratory sound signal that is the target of analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 may include only a part of the five types of signal components.
  • the respiratory sound signal that is the target of analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 may not include all of the five types of signal components.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 can acquire each of the five types of signal components by executing an analysis process that separates the respiratory sound signal into the above-described five types of signal components.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 can acquire the signal component included in the respiratory sound signal by executing the analysis process, and the amplitude level of the signal component not included in the respiratory sound signal is zero. As a signal component.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 outputs the results of the analysis processing (for example, information indicating the five types of signal components themselves, information that can specify the characteristics of the five types of signal components) to the display data generation unit 104. .
  • the display data generation unit 104 includes five types of signal components (ie, alveolar respiratory sound component, analogy sound component, whistle sound component, hair curling sound component and Display data for displaying each characteristic of the water bubble sound component) on the display unit 105 is generated (step S104).
  • the display data is data indicating a display object displayed by the display unit 105.
  • Such display data is, for example, an image signal (or an image signal indicating at least one of text (for example, characters and numerical values) and graphics (for example, graphs and charts) that visually specify the characteristics of the respiratory sound signal. Or any signal having a format different from that of the image signal).
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data based on the result of the analysis processing executed by the signal analysis unit 103.
  • the display data generation unit 104 outputs the generated display data to the display unit 105 as appropriate.
  • the characteristic of the signal component is the amplitude level (that is, the characteristic indicating the signal strength).
  • the characteristic of the signal component may be a characteristic different from the amplitude level (in other words, an index (variable) capable of specifying the state of the signal component).
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components on the same display unit 105. In other words, the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components on the single display unit 105.
  • the display unit 105 may be the display unit 105 that performs single monitor display (that is, the display unit 105 including a single display device).
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying all the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components on the display screen of a single display device.
  • the display unit 105 is a display unit 105 that performs multi-monitor display (that is, the display unit 105 including a plurality of display devices, and a plurality of display devices are linked together to form a single virtual device. Display portion 105) that forms a typical display area.
  • the display data generation unit 104 sets the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components on at least one display screen among a plurality of display devices that cooperate to form a single virtual display region. Display data to be displayed on the screen. That is, the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components in a single virtual display area formed by a plurality of display devices.
  • the display data generation unit 104 can display five types of amplitude levels of the five types of signal components simultaneously by a user (for example, a medical worker such as a doctor) who views the display content of the display unit 105. It is preferable to generate display data for displaying the amplitude level of each signal component. Alternatively, the display data generation unit 104 displays display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five signal components in such a manner that the user can see the amplitude levels of the five signal components at once. It is preferable to produce. Therefore, the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components at display positions close to each other. Alternatively, the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying such that the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components are arranged (in other words, arranged) according to a predetermined rule. .
  • the display data generation unit 104 displays the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components in such a manner that the user can see the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components separated for each signal component. It is preferable to generate the display data. For this reason, the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components at different display positions.
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components in such a manner that the user can recognize the amplitude level.
  • the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components using a graphic that increases in size as the amplitude level increases.
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components using text (for example, numerical values and characters) display indicating the amplitude level itself. Also good.
  • the display data generation unit 104 displays the amplitude levels of each of the five types of signal components, for example, in the format shown in FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d). Display data may be generated.
  • the display data generation unit 104 uses a pentagonal radar chart to display instantaneous values and peak values (for example, maximum values for each predetermined period) of each of the five types of signal components. Display data for displaying (value) may be generated.
  • each axis of the radar chart corresponds to each signal component.
  • the plot position of the amplitude level is shifted outward as the amplitude level increases.
  • the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying instantaneous values of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components using a bar graph.
  • the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data for displaying instantaneous values of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components using a bar graph.
  • five bars corresponding to five types of signal components are arranged in order along the horizontal axis.
  • the length of the bar becomes longer along the vertical axis direction as the amplitude level increases.
  • the peak value indicated by the line is also displayed.
  • the display data generation unit 104 displays an instantaneous value of each of the five types of signal components using a circle whose radius increases as the amplitude level increases. Display data may be generated. In the example shown in FIG. 7C, five circles corresponding to five types of signal components are arranged.
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the instantaneous values of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components using numerical values (text characters). May be.
  • numerical values text characters
  • FIG. 7D five numerical values corresponding to five types of signal components are arranged.
  • the display data generation unit 104 generates display data for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components in a display format different from the display formats shown in FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d). May be.
  • the display data generation unit 104 follows each of the five types of signal components in the display format selected by the user in accordance with a user instruction for selecting the display format when displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components. Display data for displaying the amplitude level may be generated.
  • the display unit 105 performs a display process based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 104 (step S105). As a result, the display unit 105 displays the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components. For example, the display unit 105 displays the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components in the format shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D.
  • step S101 to step S105 are repeated until the operation of the signal processing device (10) is completed (step S106).
  • each operation from step S101 to step S105 is preferably performed periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. That is, each operation from step S101 to step S105 is preferably performed in real time or dynamically.
  • step S101 the signal acquisition unit 101 periodically acquires a respiratory sound signal (for example, according to a predetermined sampling frequency) as described above.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101 may acquire a respiratory sound signal aperiodically or continuously.
  • the signal storage unit 102 periodically stores the respiratory sound signal (that is, each time the signal acquisition unit 101 periodically acquires the respiratory sound signal, the newly acquired respiratory sound signal is It is as described above. However, the signal storage unit 102 may store a newly acquired respiratory sound signal each time the signal acquisition unit 101 acquires the respiratory sound signal aperiodically or continuously.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 preferably executes the analysis process periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. That is, it is preferable that the analysis processing result of the signal analysis unit 103 is updated periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. In other words, the signal analysis unit 103 preferably executes the analysis process in real time or dynamically. That is, it is preferable that the analysis processing result of the signal analysis unit 103 is updated in real time or dynamically.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 causes the signal acquisition unit 101 to output a new respiratory sound signal.
  • a new analysis process may be executed. Even in this case, it can be said that the signal analysis unit 103 performs the analysis processing periodically, aperiodically, or continuously.
  • the display data generation unit 104 preferably generates display data periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. That is, the display data is preferably updated periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. In other words, the display data generation unit 104 preferably generates display data in real time or dynamically. That is, the display data is preferably updated in real time or dynamically.
  • the display data generation unit 104 performs the analysis every time the signal analysis unit 103 executes the analysis processing. (In other words, every time the analysis result of the signal analysis unit 103 is updated), new display data may be generated. Even in this case, it can be said that the display data generation unit 104 generates display data periodically, aperiodically, or continuously.
  • step S104 the display data generation unit 104 preferably outputs display data to the display unit 105 periodically, aperiodically, or continuously. In other words, the display data generation unit 104 preferably outputs display data to the display unit 105 in real time or dynamically.
  • the display data generation unit 104 outputs the display data to the display unit 105 periodically, aperiodically, or continuously in step S105, the display unit 105 periodically or It can be said that display processing is performed aperiodically or continuously.
  • the display object displayed by the display unit 105 (for example, the images shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C or the numerical values shown in FIG. 7D) is also periodically or non-periodically. Or continuously updated. That is, the content of the display object displayed by the display unit 105 is updated in real time or dynamically according to the respiratory sound signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 101.
  • the signal analysis unit 103 that starts the analysis process at the time t1 executes the analysis process on the respiratory sound signal # 1 for the latest one second at the time t1. Further, the display data generation unit 104 generates display data based on the result of the analysis processing. It is assumed that processing time T1 (for example, 0.25 seconds) is required for the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 and the display data generation processing by the display data generation unit 104. As a result, when the processing time T1 has elapsed from the time t1, the display of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal # 1 for the latest one second at the time t1 is started.
  • processing time T1 for example 0.25 seconds
  • the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 and the display data generation processing by the display data generation unit 104 be performed periodically. Therefore, following the above-described processing for the most recent 1 second breathing sound signal # 1 at time t1, analysis processing for the most recent 1 second breathing sound signal # 2 at time t2 is performed. Is called. It is assumed that the processing time T1 is also required for the analysis processing or the like for the respiratory sound signal # 2 for the last one second at the time t2. As a result, when the processing time T1 has elapsed from time t2, the display of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal # 2 for the latest one second at time t2 is started.
  • the processing time T1 has elapsed from time t2
  • the display of the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal # 2 for the latest one second at time t2 is started.
  • the update interval T2 for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components is set to at least the processing time T1 required for the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 and the display data generation processing by the display data generation unit 104. It can be seen from the timing chart shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the update interval T2 for displaying the amplitude levels of the five types of signal components is set to an update interval T2 (for example, 0.4 seconds) obtained by adding a predetermined margin to the processing time T1. Has been.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 can display the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal on the same display unit 105.
  • the user can easily identify what kind of signal component is included in the respiratory sound signal. For example, the user can easily distinguish whether the respiratory sound signal includes a signal component corresponding to an abnormal sound.
  • the user can easily identify the level of the amplitude level of the signal component corresponding to the abnormal sound. Can do. Therefore, even if the user does not have an advanced skill for distinguishing (or hearing) what kind of signal component is included in the respiratory sound signal, the user diagnoses the pathological condition of the living body based on the respiratory sound signal. can do. That is, if the user has knowledge about the relationship between the type of signal component and the pathological condition, the user can diagnose the pathological condition of the living body based on the respiratory sound signal.
  • the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal are displayed on the same display unit 105, the user's subjectivity and the recognition of the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components can be reduced. It is possible to reduce the influence of differences in user skills. That is, since the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal are objectively displayed, it is unlikely that a situation in which recognition of the same respiratory sound signal greatly differs among a plurality of users. Become.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 can assist the user with an appropriate diagnosis without performing an automatic diagnosis focusing on only each signal component.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10 may perform an automatic diagnosis focusing on a plurality of types of signal components.
  • the analysis processing by the signal analysis unit 103 and the generation and output of display data by the display data generation unit 104 may be performed dynamically. Therefore, on the display unit 105, the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components constituting the respiratory sound signal are changed over time in the respiratory sound signal (that is, the temporal changes in the respective characteristics of each signal component). Synchronously and dynamically displayed. That is, the display unit 105 displays the characteristics of each of the multiple types of signal components while being dynamically updated. Therefore, the user can easily recognize what characteristic each of the plurality of types of signal components has at what timing.
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the signal processing device 10a of the first modified example together with the configuration of the signal processing system 1a including the signal processing device 10a.
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  • the signal processing apparatus 10a of the first modified example is included in the signal processing system 1a as a part of the constituent elements of the signal processing system 1a.
  • the signal processing system 1a according to the first modification includes a signal acquisition unit 101a and an audio output device 11a in addition to the signal processing device 10a.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101a of the first modification example acquires a respiratory sound signal in the same manner as the signal acquisition unit 101 described above. For this reason, the signal acquisition unit 101a includes a respiratory sound sensor 1011a that directly detects a respiratory sound.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101a since the signal acquisition unit 101a is arranged outside the signal processing device 10a, the signal acquisition unit 101a transmits the acquired respiratory sound signal to the signal processing device 10a. Part 1012a.
  • the signal transmission unit 1012a transmits a respiratory sound signal to the signal processing device 10a (specifically, the signal storage unit 102 included in the signal processing device 10a) via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line. To do.
  • the signal transmission unit 1012a transmits the respiratory sound signal to the audio output device 11a in addition to the signal processing device 10a.
  • the sound output device 11a outputs the breathing sound signal as sound. Therefore, the audio output device 11a may include a speaker or the like.
  • the signal processing device 10 a of the first modification includes a signal storage unit 102, a signal analysis unit 103, a display data generation unit 104, and a display unit 105, similarly to the signal processing device 10 described above.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10a of the first modification may not include the signal acquisition unit 101 and may further include a respiratory sound feature DB (DataBase: database) 106a. It is different in that.
  • the breathing sound feature DB 106a is a database that is referred to when the signal analysis unit 103 performs analysis processing, and stores various information necessary for separating the breathing sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components. Therefore, the signal analysis unit 103 can separate the respiratory sound signal into a plurality of types of signal components relatively easily by referring to the respiratory sound feature DB 106a.
  • a portable signal acquisition unit 101a attached to a living body to be diagnosed includes a portable signal processing device 10a, Bluetooth, and the like.
  • An example is a signal processing system 1a connected via a wireless communication line.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the signal processing device 10b of the second modified example together with the configuration of the signal processing system 1b including the signal processing device 10b.
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating an example of a mounting mode of the plurality of respiratory sound sensors 1011a.
  • FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a display mode by the display unit 105 in the second modification.
  • FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an example of a display object (for example, an image) displayed by the display unit 105 in order to set the operation of the target data extraction unit 108b.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the signal processing device 10b of the second modified example together with the configuration of the signal processing system 1b including the signal processing device 10b.
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating an example of a mounting mode of the plurality of respiratory sound sensors 1011a.
  • FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a display mode by the display unit 105 in the second modification.
  • FIG. 14 is a plan view illustrating an example of a display object (for example, an image) displayed by the display unit 105 in order to set the operation of the alarm determination unit 109b.
  • a display object for example, an image
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  • the signal processing device 10b of the second modified example is included in the signal processing system 1b as a component of the signal processing system 1b.
  • the signal processing system 1b according to the second modification includes a signal acquisition unit 101b, a signal analysis device 12b, an input device 13b, and an alarm output device 14b in addition to the signal processing device 10b.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101b of the second modification example acquires a respiratory sound signal in the same manner as the signal acquisition unit 101a of the first modification example.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101b of the second modification is different from the signal acquisition unit 101a of the first modification in that a plurality of respiratory sound sensors 1011a are provided.
  • the plurality of respiratory sound sensors 1011b are attached to different places on the body surface of the living body, for example, as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the second modification, the signal acquisition unit 101b acquires a plurality of respiratory sound signals.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101b includes a signal transmission unit 1012a for transmitting the acquired respiratory sound signal to the signal analysis device 12b.
  • the signal transmission unit 1012a transmits a respiratory sound signal to the signal analysis device 12b (specifically, a signal included in the signal analysis device 12b) via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line.
  • the data is transmitted to the storage unit 102).
  • the signal analysis device 12b according to the second modification includes a signal storage unit 102, a signal analysis unit 103, and a respiratory sound feature DB 106a, similarly to the signal processing device 10a according to the first modification described above. That is, in the second modification, the components for performing the analysis process (that is, the signal storage unit 102, the signal analysis unit 103, and the respiratory sound feature DB 106a) are arranged outside the signal processing device 10b. Different from the first modification. In the second modification, since the signal acquisition unit 101b acquires a plurality of breathing sound signals as described above, the signal analysis unit 103 is described separately for each of the plurality of breathing sound signals. Perform analysis processing.
  • the signal analysis device 12b since the signal analysis device 12b is arranged outside the signal processing device 10b, the signal analysis device 12b transmits a result of the analysis processing to the signal processing device 10b. 121b.
  • the signal transmission unit 121b sends the analysis processing result to the signal processing device 10b (specifically, the analysis result storage unit 107b included in the signal processing device 10b) via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line. And transmit.
  • the signal processing device 10b according to the second modification includes a display data generation unit 104 and a display unit 105, similarly to the signal processing device 10 according to the present embodiment described above.
  • the display data generation unit 104 since the signal acquisition unit 101b acquires a plurality of respiratory sound signals as described above, the display data generation unit 104 includes a plurality of types of signal components for each of the plurality of respiratory sound signals. Display data for displaying each characteristic is generated. That is, the display data generation unit 104 generates display data corresponding to each of the plurality of respiratory sound signals.
  • the display unit 105 displays the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components for each respiratory sound signal.
  • the display unit 105 displays a display group indicating the characteristics of each of a plurality of types of signal components constituting each respiratory sound signal by the number of respiratory sound signals.
  • the characteristics of the plurality of types of signal components constituting each respiratory sound signal are displayed in a manner associated with the position of the body surface of the living body from which each respiratory sound signal was acquired. Yes.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10a according to the second modification may not include the signal acquisition unit 101, the signal storage unit 102, and the signal analysis unit 103 as compared with the signal processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment described above, and the analysis is performed.
  • the difference is that a result storage unit 107b, a target data extraction unit 108b, and an alarm determination unit 109b may be further provided.
  • the analysis result storage unit 107b stores the result of the analysis process executed by the signal analysis device 12b. For this reason, the analysis result storage unit 107b may include a memory or a buffer.
  • the target data extraction unit 108b extracts target data to be referred to in order for the display data generation unit 104 to generate display data from the analysis processing result stored in the analysis result storage unit 107b.
  • the target data extraction unit 108b may extract the result of analysis processing on the respiratory sound signal during a predetermined period as target data that the display data generation unit 104 should refer to in order to generate display data.
  • the display data generation unit 104 may generate display data based on the result of the analysis process extracted by the target data extraction unit 108b.
  • the target data extraction unit 108b may extract the result of the analysis processing on the respiratory sound signal during a predetermined period in accordance with the user operation performed using the input device 13b such as a keyboard, mouse, or touch panel.
  • the display unit 105 may display, for example, a display object (for example, an image) illustrated in FIG. 13 in order to accept a user operation.
  • the user may designate a period during which the target data extraction unit 108b should extract the analysis processing result by moving the seek bar and the timing bar.
  • the alarm determination unit 109b outputs an alarm related to a signal component (for example, an analog sound component, a whistle sound component, a haircut sound component, and a water bubble sound component) corresponding to the abnormal sound based on the result of the analysis processing. Determine. For example, the alarm determination unit 109b may determine whether the amplitude level of the signal component corresponding to the abnormal sound is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold based on the result of the analysis process. The alarm determination unit 109b may determine to output an alarm when the amplitude level of the signal component corresponding to the abnormal sound is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.
  • a signal component for example, an analog sound component, a whistle sound component, a haircut sound component, and a water bubble sound component
  • the alarm output device 14b may be controlled so that the alarm output device 14b such as a speaker outputs an alarm sound.
  • the alarm output device 14b may be controlled so that the alarm output device 14b such as a display device displays an alarm screen.
  • the determination criterion for determining whether or not the alarm determination unit 109 outputs an alarm may be set according to the user's operation performed using the input device 13b such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel.
  • the display unit 105 may display, for example, a display object (for example, an image) illustrated in FIG. 14 in order to accept a user operation.
  • the user sets a “predetermined threshold” that is one of the determination criteria when the alarm determination unit 109 determines whether to output an alarm by inputting a numerical value in a text box. May be.
  • the user determines whether the alarm determination unit 109 outputs an alarm by checking a check box associated with a signal component corresponding to an abnormal sound.
  • the “type of signal component for which an alarm should be output” may be set.
  • a signal acquisition unit 101b attached to a living body housed in an operating room or ICU (Intensive Care Unit) is It is connected to the signal analysis device 12b arranged beside the bed on which the living body lies, via a wired communication line or signal line, and (ii) the signal analysis device 12b executes desired software.
  • the signal processing device 10b of the second modified example it is possible to suitably enjoy the same effects as the various effects that can be enjoyed by the signal processing device 10 of the present embodiment described above.
  • the signal processing device 10b may not include the signal analysis device 12b, the load on the signal processing device 10b can be reduced. As a result, cost reduction and size reduction of the signal processing device 10b are realized.
  • FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the signal processing device 10c of the third modified example together with the configuration of the signal processing system 1c including the signal processing device 10c. Note that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those included in the signal processing device 10 of the present embodiment, the signal processing system 1a of the first modification, or the signal processing system 1b of the second modification. I will irradiate with a detailed explanation.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10c according to the third modification is included in the signal processing system 1c as a part of the constituent elements of the signal processing system 1c.
  • the signal processing system 1c according to the third modification includes a signal acquisition unit 101a, a signal analysis device 12b, and an audio output device 11a in addition to the signal processing device 10c.
  • the signal acquisition unit 101a of the third modification is the same as the signal acquisition unit 101a of the first modification described above. However, in the third modification, the signal acquisition unit 101a transmits the respiratory sound signal to the signal processing device 10c (specifically, for transfer included in the signal processing device 10c via a wired or wireless communication line or a wired signal line). Transmit to buffer 110c).
  • the signal analysis device 12b according to the third modification is the same as the signal analysis device 12b according to the second modification described above.
  • the signal processing device 10c according to the third modification includes an analysis result storage unit 107b, a display data generation unit 104, and a display unit 105, similarly to the signal processing device 10b according to the second modification described above.
  • the signal processing apparatus 10c according to the third modification may further include a transfer buffer 110c and a sound synchronization adjustment unit 110c.
  • the transfer buffer 110c temporarily stores the respiratory sound signal transmitted from the signal acquisition unit 101a and transmits the stored respiratory sound signal to the signal analysis device 12b. For this reason, the transfer buffer 110c may include a memory or a buffer.
  • the sound synchronization adjustment unit 111c is configured so that the time when the characteristics of each of the plurality of types of signal components are displayed on the display unit 105 and the time when the respiratory sound signal is output from the sound output unit 11a are synchronized.
  • the signal transmission unit 1012a included in the device adjusts the timing at which the respiratory sound signal is output to the sound output device 11a.
  • the time lag between when the signal processing device 10c transmits the respiratory sound signal to the signal analysis device 12b and when the signal analysis device 12b transmits the result of the analysis processing to the signal processing device 10c is relative. Even when the display output is large, there is little or no significant shift between the content of the display object displayed on the display unit 105 and the output sound of the sound output unit 11a.
  • a portable signal acquisition unit 101a attached to a living body to be diagnosed includes a portable signal processing device 10c, In addition to being connected via a wireless communication line such as Bluetooth, (ii) Signal processing in which the signal processing device 10c is connected to a signal analysis device 12b constructed as an external server via a communication line such as the Internet There is a system 1c.
  • the signal processing device 10c of the third modified example it is possible to preferably enjoy the same effects as the various effects that can be enjoyed by the signal processing device 10 of the present embodiment described above.
  • the signal processing device 10c does not have to include the signal analysis device 12b, the load on the signal processing device 10c can be reduced. As a result, cost reduction and size reduction of the signal processing device 10c are realized.
  • constituent elements employed in the above-described embodiment the constituent elements employed in the above-described first modification, the constituent elements employed in the above-described second modification, and the constituent elements employed in the above-described third modification. May be combined as appropriate.
  • the present invention can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification, and a signal processing apparatus and method, a computer program, and a recording accompanying such a change.
  • the medium is also included in the technical idea of the present invention.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de traitement de signal (10) équipé de: un moyen de génération (104) pour générer des données d'affichage qui est utilisé pour afficher les caractéristiques individuelles d'une pluralité de types d'éléments de signal sur le même dispositif d'affichage (105), sur la base des résultats d'exécution d'un processus d'analyse permettant de séparer un signal bioacoustique en une pluralité de types d'éléments de signal susceptibles d'être distingués; et un moyen de sortie (104) pour émettre en sortie les données d'affichage au même dispositif d'affichage.
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