RT Book, Section A1 Noponen, Anna-Leena A1 Lukkarinen, Sakari A1 Sepponen, Raimo A2 Pahlm, Olle A2 Wagner, Galen S. SR Print(0) ID 8760631 T1 Chapter 2. Phonocardiography T2 Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging: Principles and Clinical Applications YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-161346-0 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=8760631 RD 2024/03/29 AB Cardiac auscultation is an important and basic component of a physical examination in clinical practice. For the experienced listener, auscultation provides quick and reliable diagnostic information about the state of the heart. Phonocardiography systems allow the listener to record these findings. Spectral phonocardiographic studies, introduced as early as 1955 by McKusick et al,1 accurately characterize the quality of heart sounds and cardiac murmurs by creating a graphic record. Recording heart sounds and phonocardiograms enables building heart sound libraries and teaching material.2-4 Dr. Proctor Harvey's audio tapes are classics in adult cardiology.