Method and systems for maintaining polarization of an ultrasound transducer

A method, comprising:

• executing an imaging sequence by applying one or more imaging transmit pulses adapted for imaging to an ultrasound transducer;
• determining a sensitivity of the ultrasound transducer during executing the imaging sequence;
• and
• in response to the determined sensitivity decreasing to a threshold level, applying a repolarization sequence to the ultrasound transducer following a conclusion of the executed imaging sequence.

An ultrasound system, comprising:

• an ultrasound probe including an array of transducer elements;
• and
• a transmit beamformer having transmit channels coupled to the transducer elements;
• and
• a controller with computer readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory that when executed during operation of the ultrasound system, cause the controller to:
• apply one or more sequences of imaging transmit signals via the transmit beamformer to the ultrasound probe;
• and
• apply one or more sequences of repolarization transmit signals via the transmit beamformer to the ultrasound probe one or more of before, after, or interleaved between the one or more sequences of imaging transmit signals.