Ultrasound diagnostic imaging system and method for 3D qualitative display of 2D border tracings

摘要

A method and system for generating a three-dimensional (3D) qualitative display (10,110,144) in an ultrasound system (30) include generating a first and a second two-dimensional (2D) slice (102,106,108) from a 3D data set of a 3D volume view of an ultrasound image. The first and second 2D slices (102,106,108) define a first and second plane of the 3D volume view along a first axis, wherein the second plane is orthogonal to the first plane. First and second border tracings (122,124) are generated around a portion of interest in the first and second 2D slices (102,106), respectively. A display (48) then displays (10,110) representations of the first and second border tracings within a single 3D view (10,128,130,146), wherein the 3D view provides an indication of alignment distortion of the first and second border tracings along the first axis. In one embodiment, at least one additional 2D slice defines an additional plane of the 3D volume view along a second axis, orthogonal to the first and second planes. Furthermore, at least one additional border tracing generated. The display (48) then further displays the at least one additional border tracing along the second axis within the single 3D view for providing an indication of alignment distortion of the first, second, and at least one additional border tracing along the first and second axes.