Table 2 Transducers used in the study. The properties of each transducer were provided by the manufacturer. The bandwidth was measured by − 6 dB width of the Fourier spectrum of the incident wave obtained from the pulse-echo test. The beamwidth at focus was estimated by \(2\times wavelength\times (f-number)\).
Transducer frequency (MHz) | Model no. | Focusing | Focal length (mm) | Element diameter (mm) | Beamwidth at focus (mm) | Bandwidth (MHz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | V303-SU | Nonfocused | N/A | 12.70 | 6.35 | 0.91–1.34 |
3.5 | V384 | Nonfocused | N/A | 6.35 | 3.18 | 2.26–4.28 |
3.5 | V384 | Focused | 17.78 | 6.35 | 2.46 | 2.46–4.57 |