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New framework RespFocus improves respiratory sound classification with temporal evidence

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Researchers have developed RespFocus, a novel weakly supervised framework designed to improve the classification of respiratory sounds. This system utilizes multiple instance learning to identify and integrate temporal acoustic evidence, offering greater transparency than traditional deep learning models. The framework was tested on two datasets, achieving scores of 69.55% on the ICBHI 2017 dataset and 72.91% on the newly introduced PedResp2026 cohort, demonstrating its potential for automated respiratory sound diagnosis. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more accurate and interpretable AI tools for medical diagnosis in respiratory health.

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New framework RespFocus improves respiratory sound classification with temporal evidence

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Yi Tian, Xiaohuan Chen, Yufei tang, Xinyu Lin, Hongliang Li, Chengbin Hou, Degen Huang, Rongshan Yu ·

    RespFocus: Learning Temporal Evidence for Weakly Supervised Respiratory Sound Classification

    arXiv:2610.15702v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Respiratory auscultation provides a low-cost means of assessing pulmonary function, yet transient crackles and sustained wheezes can be difficult to recognize in noisy clinical recordings. Conventional deep learning classifiers of…

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