time-gain compensation
(redirected from depth compensation)time-·gain com·pen·sa·tion (TGC),
in ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation.
Synonym(s): attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain
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