An imaging probe comprising: a longitudinal body; a first ultrasonic transducer provided within said longitudinal body, wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is located remote from a proximal end of said longitudinal body, and wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is configured to deliver an ultrasonic imaging beam to a region outside of said longitudinal body and to receive reflected ultrasonic imaging energy from the region; a second ultrasonic transducer housed within said longitudinal body; and electrically conductive paths extending through said longitudinal body and defining a common electrical channel; wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer are connected to said common electrical channel, and wherein said common electrical channel is electrically connectable to an image processing system; wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer each exhibit substantially non-overlapping spectral bandwidths; characterized in that said imaging probe further comprises an imaging assembly housed within said longitudinal body, wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is provided within said imaging assembly; wherein said imaging assembly includes a movable member for scanning an angular orientation of the ultrasonic imaging beam; and wherein said second ultrasonic transducer is an angle sensing ultrasonic transducer configured for generating an angle sensing ultrasonic beam and generating an angle sensing signal associated with an angular orientation of said movable member relative to a longitudinal axis of said longitudinal body. a longitudinal body; a first ultrasonic transducer provided within said longitudinal body, wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is located remote from a proximal end of said longitudinal body, and wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is configured to deliver an ultrasonic imaging beam to a region outside of said longitudinal body and to receive reflected ultrasonic imaging energy from the region; a second ultrasonic transducer housed within said longitudinal body; and electrically conductive paths extending through said longitudinal body and defining a common electrical channel; wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer are connected to said common electrical channel, and wherein said common electrical channel is electrically connectable to an image processing system; wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer each exhibit substantially non-overlapping spectral bandwidths; characterized in that said imaging probe further comprises an imaging assembly housed within said longitudinal body, wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is provided within said imaging assembly; wherein said imaging assembly includes a movable member for scanning an angular orientation of the ultrasonic imaging beam; and wherein said second ultrasonic transducer is an angle sensing ultrasonic transducer configured for generating an angle sensing ultrasonic beam and generating an angle sensing signal associated with an angular orientation of said movable member relative to a longitudinal axis of said longitudinal body.