ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

A system is provided comprising a B-mode ultrasound transducer and a support structure for being placed on or near a human or animal body, wherein the support structure comprises a holding device for the ultrasound transducer which is movable and tiltable about the short axis of the ultrasound transducer. The system is configured to move the ultrasound transducer in a first pass along a spatial axis to acquire a first series of images at a respective series of positions, move the ultrasound transducer in a second pass along the spatial axis to acquire a second series of images at the series of positions, and tilt the holding device to have the ultrasound transducer assume first tilt angle during the first pass and a second tilt angle during the second pass. By imaging a same anatomical part using different tilting angles, it is easier to visualize 3D ultrastructure, to characterize and quantify 3D ultrastructure by means of measuring the amount of anisotropy in tissue, and/or to distinguish structure-related reflections from random scattering.