A handheld ultrasound scanner (1) as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims is provided, wherein said handheld ultrasound scanner (1) comprises transducers (2) suitable to convert electromagnetic pulses into ultrasound pulses and vice versa and, thus, to send and receive ultrasound pulses, electromagnetic wave generating means (3) suitable to send given electromagnetic pulses to transducers (2) to be converted into given ultrasound pulses, electromagnetic wave receiving means (4) suitable to receive electromagnetic pulses from transducers (2) consequent to the reception of ultrasound echoes of the ultrasound pulses sent, and to convert the analogue signal into a digital signal, and to offset the effects of phase shift and attenuation of the received signal, control means (5) suitable to control the components of the handheld ultrasound scanner (1), processing means (6) suitable to process signals from the receiving means (4) and convert them into still or moving images, a containment casing (8), integrally constraining the said components and transmitting means (7), including wireless, of the still or moving images to a computer (100) of a conventional type, external to the handheld ultrasound scanner (1), preferably consisting of a smartphone or tablet.L'invention concerne un dispositif de balayage à ultrasons portatif (1) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, ledit dispositif de balayage à ultrasons portatif (1) comprenant des transducteurs (2) appropriés pour convertir des impulsions électromagnétiques en impulsions ultrasonores et inversement et, de ce fait, pour envoyer et recevoir des impulsions ultrasonores, des moyens de génération d'onde électromagnétique (3) appropriés pour envoyer des impulsions électromagnétiques données à des transducteurs (2) pour être converties en impulsions ultrasonores données, des moyens de réception d'onde électromagnétique (4) appropriés pour recevoir des impulsions électromagnétiques provenant de transd
