A method for controlling a probe for the treatment of a brain tissue from an assembly comprising the probe and an acoustic window intended to be implanted at an opening arranged in the cranium of a patient, the probe including a plurality of ultrasonic wave generation transducers and being intended to be positioned in line with the acoustic window , characterized in that the method comprises: - a detection phase of: o transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, and o transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , to enable: o the deactivation of the transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, o the activation of the transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , said transducers being able to generate ultrasonic treatment waves in order to treat the brain tissue, the detection phase comprising the steps of: - emitting, for each transducer , an ultrasonic measurement wave toward the patient's skull from the probe, - measuring, for each transducer , an ultrasonic echo wave reflected from the probe, - processing each ultrasonic echo wave to detect whether the associated transducer is situated above the acoustic window or above the cranium , - processing each ultrasonic wave to estimate an acoustic coupling quality between the probe and the target tissue. characterized in that the method comprises: - a detection phase of: o transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, and o transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , - a detection phase of: o transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, and o transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , o transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, and o transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , to enable: o the deactivation of the transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, o the activation of the transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , said transducers being able to generate ultrasonic treatment waves in order to treat the brain tissue, o the deactivation of the transducers of the probe situated above the cranium of the patient, o the activation of the transducers of the probe situated above the acoustic window , said transducers being able to generate ultrasonic treatment waves in order to treat the brain tissue, the detection phase comprising the steps of: - emitting, for each transducer , an ultrasonic measurement wave toward the patient's skull from the probe, - measuring, for each transducer , an ultrasonic echo wave reflected from the probe, - processing each ultrasonic echo wave to detect whether the associated transducer is situated above the acoustic window or above the cranium , - processing each ultrasonic wave to estimate an acoustic coupling quality between the probe and the target tissue. - emitting, for each transducer , an ultrasonic measurement wave toward the patient's skull from the probe, - measuring, for each transducer , an ultrasonic echo wave reflected from the probe, - processing each ultrasonic echo wave to detect whether the associated transducer is situated above the acoustic window or above the cranium , - processing each ultrasonic wave to estimate an acoustic coupling quality between the probe and the target tissue. <EOS>