ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus with deep depth of visual field and high resolution and with a wide frequency band of outputted ultrasonic waves.

SOLUTION: The ultrasonic probe comprises a plurality of MUT elements (Micromachining Ultrasound Transducers) 14 and 15 with at least two kinds of different calibers, which are disposed on the same substrate 13, and array elements 12 for driving the MUT elements with the common voltage.

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