A stationary or mobile (e.g., on wheels) assembly of devices designed to collect, display, and analyse ultrasound images during a variety of extracorporeal and/or intracorporeal (endosonography or endoscopic) ultrasound imaging procedures (e.g., cardiac, OB/GYN, endoscopy, breast, prostate, vascular, and intra-surgical imaging). It consists of a mains (AC-powered) data processing unit with integrated software and a monitor. It is typically presented as a mobile assembly which may support a wide variety of transducers and related application software packages; an ultrasound transducer(s) may be included.