Time gain compensation for ultrasonic medical imaging systems

Details Time gain compensation for ultrasonic medical imaging systems Time gain compensation for ultrasonic medical imaging systems

1987-10-08

1989-08-01

Smith, Ruth S.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

73602, 73631, 73900, A61B 800

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048525766

ABSTRACT:
Time gain compensation is provided on an automatic basis by storing an amplification gain function for an amplifier operating on the received signals and automatically varying the function until the intensity versus time functions of the received signal is substantially flat.

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