| 摘要 |
<p>An ultrasound probe is described for ultrasound imaging using contrast enhancing agents and comprising two interleaved arrays of transducer elements (102,111), each of said arrays having a longitudinal dimension along which the transducer elements are placed side by side, a first one of the interleaved arrays comprising transducer elements having a lower center frequency and a second one of the interleaved arrays comprising transducer elements having a higher center frequency. The transducer elements of the first interleaved array are provided on a first, hollow, support member (101). The transducer elements of the second interleaved array are provided on a second support member. The second support member fits within the first support member. A length of the transducer elements of the first array in a plane of the array and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension is larger than a corresponding length of elements of the second array. The corresponding length of the transducer elements of the second array is not larger than a corresponding inside measure of the first, hollow, support member. <IMAGE></p> |
