Ultrasound imaging device, comprising: - a plurality of ultrasound transducers arranged in an array of rows (L i) and columns (C j), each transducer comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrodes of the transducers of a same row being interconnected and the second electrodes of the transducers of a same column being interconnected; - for each row (L i), a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and a switch controllable to, in a first configuration, connect the first electrodes of the transducers in the row to the transmit circuit of the row and, in a second configuration, connect the first electrodes of the transducers in the row to the receive circuit of the row; - for each column (C j), a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and a switch controllable to, in a first configuration, connect the second electrodes of the transducers in the column to the transmit circuit of the column, and, in a second configuration, connect the second electrodes of the transducers in the column to the receive circuit of the column; and - a control circuit (CTRL) configured to: during a first transmit phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) into the first configuration, control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a variable excitation signal on the second electrodes of the transducers in the column (C j); and/or during a first receive phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) respectively into the first configuration and into the second configuration, control the transmit circuit of the row to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the receive circuit of the column to read a variable response signal from the second electrodes of the transducers in the row (C j). - a plurality of ultrasound transducers arranged in an array of rows (L i) and columns (C j), each transducer comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrodes of the transducers of a same row being interconnected and the second electrodes of the transducers of a same column being interconnected; - for each row (L i), a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and a switch controllable to, in a first configuration, connect the first electrodes of the transducers in the row to the transmit circuit of the row and, in a second configuration, connect the first electrodes of the transducers in the row to the receive circuit of the row; - for each column (C j), a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and a switch controllable to, in a first configuration, connect the second electrodes of the transducers in the column to the transmit circuit of the column, and, in a second configuration, connect the second electrodes of the transducers in the column to the receive circuit of the column; and - a control circuit (CTRL) configured to: during a first transmit phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) into the first configuration, control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a variable excitation signal on the second electrodes of the transducers in the column (C j); and/or during a first receive phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) respectively into the first configuration and into the second configuration, control the transmit circuit of the row to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the receive circuit of the column to read a variable response signal from the second electrodes of the transducers in the row (C j). during a first transmit phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) into the first configuration, control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the transmit circuit of the column to apply a variable excitation signal on the second electrodes of the transducers in the column (C j); and/or during a first receive phase, control the switches of a row (L i) and of a column (C j) respectively into the first configuration and into the second configuration, control the transmit circuit of the row to apply a DC bias signal on the first electrodes of the transducers in the row (L i), and control the receive circuit of the column to read a variable response signal from the second electrodes of the transducers in the row (C j).