METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDICATING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITION

摘要

A system (10) for indicating the likelihood of a gastrointestinal (GI) condition by analysing bowel sounds is provided, the system (10) comprising a sound detector (12) configured to detect bowel sounds and generate a corresponding signal representative of the bowel sounds, a signal processor arranged to identify a plurality of bowel sound signals within the corresponding signal, each bowel sound signal representative of an individual bowel sound, wherein the system is arranged to identify at least one feature from each of the plurality of bowel sound signals so as to produce a collection of values for the same at least one feature, and determine at least one statistical distribution property of the collection of values, the statistical distribution property capable of at least assisting in providing an indication of the existence or non-existence of a GI condition, and wherein the system is further arranged to associate the at least one statistical distribution property with a reference parameter and determine the likelihood of the GI condition based on the association. A corresponding method is also provided.