A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles； and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode.本發明提供一種系統，其包括：一多模式超音波探棒，被配置成用以操作在和個別複數個配置描述檔相關聯的複數個操作模式中；以及一計算裝置，被耦合至該手持式多模式超音波探棒並且被配置成用以響應於接收表示使用者所選擇之操作模式的輸入而讓該多模式超音波探棒操作於該選定操作模式中。
