Breast Imaging Ultrasound Systems and Methods

Breast imaging ultrasound systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a method for ultrasound imaging of a body includes: scanning a target volume in the body with an ultrasound transducer having a fixed focal number (FN); acquiring ultrasonic images of portions of the target volume, wherei...

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1. Verfasser: BATES, Kenneth N
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Zusammenfassung:Breast imaging ultrasound systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a method for ultrasound imaging of a body includes: scanning a target volume in the body with an ultrasound transducer having a fixed focal number (FN); acquiring ultrasonic images of portions of the target volume, wherein the acquired images have the same voxel resolution; processing the ultrasonic images; and determining a 3D image of the target volume.