Abstract: Described herein is an ultrasound probe for ultrasound imaging using contrast enhancing agents and including two interleaved arrays of transducer elements. Each array has a longitudinal dimension along which transducer elements are placed. One interleaved array includes transducer elements having a lower center frequency. Another interleaved array includes transducer elements having a higher center frequency. The transducer elements are provided on inter-fitting support members. A length of the transducer elements of one array is larger than a corresponding length of the transducer elements of the other array.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe is described for ultrasound imaging using contrast enhancing agents and comprising two interleaved arrays of transducer elemets, 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. 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.