Consider a linear array of 100 flat, rectangular, 3.0 MHz transducer
elements, each 1.5 mm wide. Assume, for simplicity, that they are
packed tightly together so that the array is 15 cm long. The transducer
array is tested in a medium having a speed of sound of 1,500 m/s.
a) If 14 consecutive transducers on the transducer array are
electronically grouped on each transmit and receive, what is the
depth of the near field in the medium?
b) At what time after the transmit pulse will an echo from an object at
a distance of 7 cm arrive back to the transducer array?
c) A B-mode image is created by successively grouping 14 transducers
on the array, sliding one transducer at a time down the length of the
array. Suppose the imaging depth is 20 cm. What is the frame rate
for this imaging approach?
d) Describe two ways that the frame rate can be increased.