An ultrasound imaging system, comprising: a linear transducer array including a two-dimensional non-rectangular array of rows of elements, wherein the two-dimensional non-rectangular array of rows comprises: a center row (110 C) of elements with a first number of elements; a first outer row (110 1a) of elements with a second number of elements; and a second outer row (110 1b) of elements with the second number of elements, the first outer row (110 1a) and the second outer row (110 1b) being located on opposite sides of the center row (110 C), wherein the first outer row (110 1a), the second outer row (110 1b) and the center row (110 C) are arranged to be parallel to one another along an elevation direction of the transducer array with the first outer row (110 1a), the second outer row (110 1b) and the center row (110 C) being arranged to extend along a lateral direction of the transducer array, wherein the first number of elements of the center row (110 C) is greater than the second number of elements of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b), the center row (110 C) being configured to be populated with more elements than each of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b); transmit circuitry configured for actuating the elements to transmit an ultrasound signal into a field of view; receive circuitry configured for receiving echoes produced in response to an interaction between the ultrasound signal and a structure in the field of view; and a beamformer configured for processing the echoes to generate one or more scan lines indicative of the field of view, characterized in that each element of the center row (110 C) is in electrical communication with a different single channel, and each element of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b) in the same column are configured to form a complementary pair of elements, each complementary pair being in electrical communication with a different single channel, and in that the ultrasound imaging system comprises an acoustic lens disposed on the center row (110 c) of elements and configured to focus a first sub-portion of the signal that is transmitted by the center row (110 c) at a first focus distance, wherein the first and second rows (110 1a, 110 1b) do not include an acoustic lens. a linear transducer array including a two-dimensional non-rectangular array of rows of elements, wherein the two-dimensional non-rectangular array of rows comprises: a center row (110 C) of elements with a first number of elements; a first outer row (110 1a) of elements with a second number of elements; and a second outer row (110 1b) of elements with the second number of elements, the first outer row (110 1a) and the second outer row (110 1b) being located on opposite sides of the center row (110 C), a center row (110 C) of elements with a first number of elements; a first outer row (110 1a) of elements with a second number of elements; and a second outer row (110 1b) of elements with the second number of elements, the first outer row (110 1a) and the second outer row (110 1b) being located on opposite sides of the center row (110 C), wherein the first outer row (110 1a), the second outer row (110 1b) and the center row (110 C) are arranged to be parallel to one another along an elevation direction of the transducer array with the first outer row (110 1a), the second outer row (110 1b) and the center row (110 C) being arranged to extend along a lateral direction of the transducer array, wherein the first number of elements of the center row (110 C) is greater than the second number of elements of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b), the center row (110 C) being configured to be populated with more elements than each of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b); transmit circuitry configured for actuating the elements to transmit an ultrasound signal into a field of view; receive circuitry configured for receiving echoes produced in response to an interaction between the ultrasound signal and a structure in the field of view; and a beamformer configured for processing the echoes to generate one or more scan lines indicative of the field of view, characterized in that each element of the center row (110 C) is in electrical communication with a different single channel, and each element of the first and second outer rows (110 1a, 110 1b) in the same column are configured to form a complementary pair of elements, each complementary pair being in electrical communication with a different single channel, and in that the ultrasound imaging system comprises an acoustic lens disposed on the center row (110 c) of elements and configured to focus a first sub-portion of the signal that is transmitted by the center row (110 c) at a first focus distance, wherein the first and second rows (110 1a, 110 1b) do not include an acoustic lens.