Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), an interventional imaging technology, utilizes a circular array to delineate the cross-sectional morphology of internal organs through the gastrointestinal (GI) track. However, the performance of conventional EUS transducers has scope for improvement because of the ordinary piezoelectric parameters of Pb(Zr, Ti) [Formula: see text] (PZT) bulk ceramic as well as its inferior mechanical flexibility which can cause material cracks during the circular shaping process. To achieve both prominent imaging capabilities and high device reliability, a 128-element 6.8-MHz circular array transducer is developed using a Pb(Mg [Formula: see text]Nb [Formula: see text]) [Formula: see text]-PbTiO (PMN-PT) 1-3 composite with a coefficient of high electromechanical coupling ( [Formula: see text]) and good mechanical flexibility. The characterization results exhibit a large average bandwidth of 58%, a high average sensitivity of 100 mV, and a crosstalk of less than -37 dB near the center frequency. Imaging performance of the PMN-PT composite-based array transducer is evaluated by a wire phantom, an anechoic cyst phantom, and an ex-vivo swine intestine. This work demonstrates the superior performance of the crucial ultrasonic device based on an advanced PMN-PT composite material and may lead to the development of next-generation biomedical ultrasonic devices for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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