time-gain compensation

noun

A setting applied in diagnostic ultrasound imaging to account for tissue attenuation, in which the received signal intensity with depth is increased.

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time-compensated gaintime-varied gain controltime-varied gain
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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineA setting applied in diagnostic ultrasound imaging to account for tissue attenuation, in which the received signal intensity with depth is increased.

    Synonyms: time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA setting applied in diagnostic ultrasound imaging to account for tissue attenuation, in which the received signal intensity with depth is increased.

Similar
time-compensated gaintime-varied gain controltime-varied gain
Also see
time-compensated gaintime-varied gaintime-varied gain control
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