An acoustic imaging probe (100, 200 300) comprising: a transducer element comprising: a first set of adjacent transducers ; and a second set of adjacent transducers, wherein the first set is adjacent to the second set; wherein each transducer is configured to controllably emit an acoustic pulse and to receive one or more echo signals as response to the emitted acoustic pulse, a processing module configured to control the operation of the transducer element in at least: a first mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that only the first set of transducers emits acoustic pulse and the transducers of the first set operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a first combined acoustic pulse; and a second mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that both the first and second sets of transducers emit acoustic pulses and the transducers of the first and second sets operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a second combined acoustic pulse; characterized in that the processing module is further configured to be operable according to a combination scheme, in which the processing module iteratively switches between operating in the first mode and operating in the second mode. a transducer element comprising: a first set of adjacent transducers ; and a second set of adjacent transducers, wherein the first set is adjacent to the second set; a first set of adjacent transducers ; and a second set of adjacent transducers, wherein the first set is adjacent to the second set; wherein each transducer is configured to controllably emit an acoustic pulse and to receive one or more echo signals as response to the emitted acoustic pulse, a processing module configured to control the operation of the transducer element in at least: a first mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that only the first set of transducers emits acoustic pulse and the transducers of the first set operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a first combined acoustic pulse; and a second mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that both the first and second sets of transducers emit acoustic pulses and the transducers of the first and second sets operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a second combined acoustic pulse; a first mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that only the first set of transducers emits acoustic pulse and the transducers of the first set operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a first combined acoustic pulse; and a second mode, in which the processing module is configured to control the transducer element so that both the first and second sets of transducers emit acoustic pulses and the transducers of the first and second sets operate synchronously when emitting acoustic pulses to provide a second combined acoustic pulse; characterized in that the processing module is further configured to be operable according to a combination scheme, in which the processing module iteratively switches between operating in the first mode and operating in the second mode. <EOS>