Abstract: The present invention relates to multi-dimensional filtering of ultrasound scan data for antialiasing or reconstruction for the purpose of re-sampling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for planning an ultrasound guided biopsy of at least one region of interest in an organ comprising the steps of: a) obtaining backscattered 2D or 3D ultrasound data of a region of the organ, b) identifying one or more regions of interest in said three-dimensional volume using a first processor configured to analyze said 2D or 3D volume data, c) selecting in said first processor the characteristics of at least one ultrasound transducer suitable for the guidance of the biopsy comprising a biopsy needle, d) registering the transducer's characteristics selected in step (c) with the identified region of interest of step (b) using said processor, e) generating at least one biopsy scan plane image using the results of the registering step (d); and f) indicating on said simulated scan plane image the identified region of interest and at least one simulated needle trajectory. The present invention also relates to a method for performing ultrasound guided biopsy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body tissue or organ. More in particular the present invention provides a method for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ comprising: a) obtaining a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid of a three-dimensional region of the organ; b) obtaining a two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data of a two-dimensional sub-region of said organ; c) positioning the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid obtained in step (a); d) optionally selecting one or more sites in the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data where a biopsy is to be obtained; e) indicating in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid and/or in the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data any sites at which biopsies were obtained; and f) optionally repeating steps (b) to (e) as required.