1. An ultrasound inspection system for inspecting an object, the system comprising: an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data; a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object, wherein the processor is configured to generate the transfer function based on at least one of a plurality of ultrasound experimental data and a plurality of ultrasound modeling data.