Automatic time gain compensation and dynamic range control in ultrasound imaging systems

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6147, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lee, Duhgoon ^a   Kim, Yong Sun ^a   Ra, Jong Beom ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic range control; Time gain compensation; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; DIAGNOSIS; GAIN CONTROL; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PROJECTION SCREENS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL; TIME GAIN COMPENSATION; TIME GAIN COMPENSATION (TGC); ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 33745365421     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.653000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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