A special sector shape is produced when this transducer is used. It looks like a wedge or a slice of pie, but it doesn't originate at a point. The sector has a blunted, curved shape at the top. The arc at the top of the image may be a few centimeters wide.
a. Linear switched (also called linear sequential) array transducer
b. Linear phased array transducer
c. Mechanical transducer
d. Annular phased array transducer
e. Convex or curvilinear array transducerF. Vector array transducer