Abstract: A method and ultrasound imaging system for displaying ultrasound includes acquiring first ultrasound data for a plane while in a first ultrasound imaging mode and acquiring second ultrasound imaging data for the plane while in a second ultrasound imaging mode. The first ultrasound data comprises a first plurality of values and the second ultrasound data comprises a second plurality of values. The method and system includes generating a surface-rendering based on both the first and second ultrasound data, where the surface-rendering comprises a non-planar surface. The first ultrasound data is represented by one of a plurality of colors and a plurality of grey-scale values in the surface-rendering, while the second ultrasound data is represented by a plurality of heights of the non-planar surface in a Z-direction. The method and system includes displaying the surface-rendering on a display device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for variable speed of sound beamforming based on automatic detection of tissue type in ultrasound imaging.