Ultrasonic imaging apparatus

An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprising:

• an imaging part including an ultrasonic imaging means and a pair of containers having a pair of surfaces foldable so that said pair of surfaces face each other in a folded state and are generally perpendicular to each other in a non-folded state, one of said pair of surfaces of a first of said pair of containers having a display screen and the other of said surfaces of a second of said pair of containers having a plurality of operating means thereon, wherein said first container having said one surface is shaped to be generally flat and of a thin first thickness and of a first rectangular dimension, and wherein said second container having said second surface is shaped to be generally flat and of a thin second thickness which is greater than said first thickness and of a rectangular shape of the same rectangular dimension as said first rectangular dimension;
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• a support part including a third container and support means for supporting extension of functions of said imaging part, said support part further comprising means for electrically connecting functions from said imaging part, and means for mechanically and movably connecting said support part to said imaging part, said third container being of said first rectangular dimension and of a thickness greater than said second thickness.