Leveraging cough sounds to optimize chest x-ray usage in low-resource settings

arXiv:2402.08789v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Chest X-ray is a commonly used tool during triage, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases. In resource-constricted settings, optimizing this resource can lead to valuable cost savings for the health care system and the patients as well as to and improvement in consult time. We used prospectively-collected data from 137 patients referred for chest X-ray at the Christian Medical Center and Hospital (CMCH) in Purnia, Bihar, India. Each patient provided at least five coughs while …

abstract arxiv cost cost savings cs.ai cs.lg diagnosis diseases eess.as health health care improvement low management patients q-bio.qm ray tool type usage x-ray