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D e t ect ion of h e ar t soun ds
8.1
Preparing t he exam inat ion room
The CADScor
®
Syst em records very weak
heart m urm urs. Reducing ext ernal or
environm ent al noise will increase t he
likelihood of a successful recording.
Close doors and windows t o reduce noise
from out side sources like t raffic noise, t alk,
const ruct ion work and sim ilar.
Turn off indoor noisy or unused elect rical
equipm ent ( e.g. noisy PC, m obile
t elephones, vent ilat ors, fans, air-
condit ion) .
Unplug power t o pat ient bed if available.
Keep quiet ( bot h user and pat ient ) during
t he heart sound recording.
Reduce room noise!
The CADScor
®
Syst em and pat ches are
MRI - unsafe and should not be operat ed
or placed in a Magnet ic Resonance
I m aging ( MRI - ) room , due t o risk of
skin burns and/ or m agnet ic at t ract ion
and im pact .
