Heart Murmur Computerized ID.
A computer and an electronic stethoscope accurately distinguished between 37 abnormal heart murmurs and 32 innocent heart murmurs in a study by Dr. Curt G. DeGroff of the Children's Hospital, Denver, and his associates. The computer program used artificial neural network software designed to recognize
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