A method for video assistance for ultrasound guided needle biopsy of a patient, includes the steps of obtaining an ultrasound image of said patient in an ultrasound imaging plane by way of a transducer head; obtaining a body surface video image of said patient including an area wherein said ultrasound imaging plane intersects said body surface, by way of a video camera mounted on said transducer head and having an optical axis lying in said ultrasound imaging plane such that said ultrasound imaging plane corresponds to a line in said video image; and overlaying graphic markers onto said video image for indicating said ultrasound imaging plane as a line of possible entry points for needle biopsy.
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