Abstract: A relationship is established between points or regions in images of objects deformed in different ways, for example images of the human chest in a mammography and 3D ultrasound process. While a plurality of recording parameters which can be used for such an automatic image registration are often known in X-ray and other imaging methods, precise recording parameters, in particular for the position of the chest, are usually not available in ultrasound processes. The object is to additionally detect the position, in particular the tilt, of the chest and the ultrasound transducer in a chest ultrasound. A linking of multiple ultrasound recordings to one another or a comparably more precise automatic image registration using other modalities can then be carried out using the position of the ultrasound transducer relative to the chest. The position is detected in a manner that is specific to the case.

Abstract: A relationship is established between points or regions in images of objects deformed in different ways, for example images of the human chest in a mammography and 3D ultrasound process. While a plurality of recording parameters which can be used for such an automatic image registration are often known in X-ray and other imaging methods, precise recording parameters, in particular for the position of the chest, are usually not available in ultrasound processes. The object is to additionally detect the position, in particular the tilt, of the chest and the ultrasound transducer in a chest ultrasound. A linking of multiple ultrasound recordings to one another or a comparably more precise automatic image registration using other modalities can then be carried out using the position of the ultrasound transducer relative to the chest. The position is detected in a manner that is specific to the case.