Ultrasound imaging system and method for generating and displaying a colorized surface rendering

Abstract

An ultrasound imaging system and method for rendering volumetric ultrasound data. The method includes accessing, with a processor, an anatomical ultrasound dataset including a volume-of-interest. The method includes, accessing, with the processor, a functional ultrasound dataset including the volume-of-interest. The method includes identifying, with the processor, an anatomical surface from the anatomical ultrasound dataset, wherein the anatomical surface is a three-dimensional non-planar surface. The method includes generating, with the processor, a colorized surface rendering of the anatomical surface, wherein the colorized surface rendering is colorized to represent information from the functional ultrasound dataset. The method includes displaying the colorized surface rendering on a display device.