Abstract: A cart-borne ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system includes an image display which is mounted on an articulating mechanism on the cart. The articulating mechanism enables the image display to be moved relative to the cart from a nominal centered and forward-facing position to the side of the cart and to be rotated toward the side of the cart. The image display can also be articulated to face upward or downward from its nominal position. The image display includes a handle mounted on the front of the display which can be gripped by the user to move the display rotationally, forward and back, left and right, and to face upward or downward. Either a CRT display or a flat panel display can be articulated in this manner.