Performance of an Ultrasonic Imaging System Based on a 45-MHz Linear PVDF Transducer Array: A Numerical Study

Figure 9

Magnitude of the acoustic pressure (|𝜕𝑝/𝜕𝑡|) generated from phase-delayed transducer elements illuminating the coordinates (0.2, 0.0) mm, (0.6, 0.0) mm, and (1.0, 0.0) mm. The smallest rectangles (white) enclosing the FWHM contour plots (blue) are included.

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