Patent ID: 6575909
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B06B

Abstract:
An ultrasound probe for ultrasound imaging using contrast enhancing agents comprising:two interleaved arrays of transducer elements, each array having a longitudinal dimension along which transducer elements are placed side by side, a first interleaved array includes transducer elements having a lower center frequency and a second interleaved array including transducer elements having a higher center frequency, the transducer elements of the first interleaved array are provided on a hollow first support member, and the transducer elements of the second interleaved array are provided on a second support member, the second support member being adapted to fit within the hollow first support member, a length of transducer elements of the first array in a plane of the first array and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension is larger than a corresponding length of transducer elements of the second array, and the corresponding length of the transducer elements of the second array is not larger than a corresponding inside measure of the hollow first support member.