An ultrasound apparatus comprising a sensor assembly configured to be positioned on a patient body portion, the sensor assembly comprises an array of sensors configured to be activated to acquire a plurality of images of the patient body portion, and a remote control unit comprising a detector interface configured to communicate wirelessly with the sensor assembly, and an input device operable by a user to interact with the detector interface, the input device is configured to transmit a plurality of input signals to the sensor assembly, wherein at least one input signal of the plurality of input signals activates at least one sensor of the array of sensors to acquire at least one image of the plurality of images.