An ultrasonagraphic method, wherein at least one first optical target is located on an ultrasound transducer probe, and wherein at least one second optical target is located on a human subject, the method comprising:
- scanning the human subject a plurality of first times during a first time period using the ultrasound transducer probe;
- generating ultrasound image information during each one of the plurality of ultrasound scans performed during the first time period;
- receiving, at an ultrasound image data processor, each of the plurality of sonogram image information generated during the first time period from the ultrasound transducer probe;
- generating, at the ultrasound image data processor, a first plurality of time indexed sonogram images from the received first plurality of sonogram image information, wherein each time indexed sonogram image includes the corresponding sonogram image information and a time of acquisition of the corresponding sonogram image information;
- capturing during the first time period, using at least one image capture device, a time sequenced series of first camera images that include both the human subject and the ultrasound transducer probe,
- wherein each one of the series of first camera images includes a time index that indicates a time of acquisition of the camera image by the at least one image capture device,
- wherein each one of the series of first camera images includes a first image portion of the at least one first optical target on the ultrasound transducer probe, and
- wherein each one of the series of first camera images includes a second image portion of the at least one second optical target on the human subject;
- for corresponding ones of the series of first camera images having a time index that corresponds to the time of acquisition of one of the first plurality of ultrasound image information, the method further comprising:
- determining a first location of the at least one first optical target on the ultrasound transducer probe;
- determining a second location of the at least one second optical target on the human subject;
- determining time indexed location information for each first camera image based on the determined location of the at least one first optical target and the at least one second optical target, wherein the time indexed location information includes information defining the first location of the at least one first optical target on the ultrasound transducer probe and the second location of the at least one second optical target on the human subject;
- generating a first plurality of location and time indexed sonogram images based on the each one of the time indexed sonogram images and the corresponding time indexed location information;
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- combining the received first plurality of location and time indexed sonogram images to generate a composite sonogram image information.