Considerando o interesse de imagens por ultra-som para aplicação em ensaios não destrutivos, como trabalhos futuros destaca-se a concentração das pesquisas para viabilizar a inspeção de phantoms em outros materiais sólidos incluindo os metálicos, deixando os experimentos com phantoms submersos em água em segundo plano, assim como, estudo da resolução de contraste que é mais apropriado para imagens médicas. Deve-se propor também, a confecção de outros transdutores arrays com mais elementos, bem como a eletrônica para a multiplexação dos canais analógicos que possibilite uma aquisição de sinais mais segura e rápida. Além disso, aplicação de técnicas de interpolação que criem pontos em regiões com maior profundidade no campo acústico onde nenhum setor cobre.
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