An ultrasound imaging system includes an imaging probe having an array of transducer elements that is flat and relatively elongated in the azimuth direction and is curved outwardly in the elevation direction. As a result, when the transducer elements are scanned in a step-wise manner, the acoustic pattern...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7927280?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7927280 - Curved 2-D array ultrasound transducer and method for volumetric imaging
Curved 2-D array ultrasound transducer and method for volumetric imaging
