Abstract

A method and an apparatus for three-dimensional imaging of ultrasound data by combining projections of intensity data with projections of velocity or power data from a volume of interest. The apparatus is an ultrasound scanner which collects B-mode or color flow images in a cine memory, i.e., for a multiplicity of slices. The data from a respective region of interest for each slice is sent to a master controller, such data forming a volume of interest. The master controller performs an algorithm that projects the data in the volume of interest on a plurality of rotated image planes using a ray-casting technique. The combined intensity and velocity or power data for each projection is stored in a separate frame in the cine memory. These reconstructed frames are then displayed selectively by the system operator.