Systems, methods, and related computer program products for acquiring,
processing, and displaying breast ultrasound information are described.
In one preferred embodiment, a three-dimensional data volume of a
sonographic property of a chestwardly compressed breast is acquired, and
the data volume is processed to generate a plurality of two-dimensional
coronal thick-slice images. Each coronal thick-slice image is
representative of the sonographic property within a thick-slice subvolume
of the breast substantially parallel to a coronal plane. The thick-slice
subvolume has a thickness selected for optimal viewing of terminal ductal
lobular unit (TDLU) patterns in a display of the thick-slice images.