Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface
is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound
mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments.
Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice
images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and
right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on
and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred
embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image
representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient
breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator
variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position
between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is
configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the
clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and
CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also
described.