Color coding an image for identifying anatomy using quantitative transmission ultrasound tomography

A method of tissue type identification comprising:

• evaluating image data comprising at least a speed of sound image and a reflection image, wherein each pixel of at least the speed of sound image and the reflection image are co-registered, to assign a color to each pixel registration;
• distinguishing connective tissue and fat from each other, and from ducts and glands, using both speed of sound data and reflection data, wherein the connective tissue and the fat have speed of sound data greater than the ducts and the glands, and wherein the connective tissue have reflection data greater than the fat;
• storing for each pixel registration a color parameter indicating the assigned color for at least one of the connective tissue, the fat, the ducts, and the glands;
• in response to receiving a request to display a particular tissue type, identifying each pixel registration storing a corresponding color parameter for the particular tissue type;
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• displaying the assigned color for each pixel registration identified as storing the corresponding color parameter for the particular tissue type in a view screen.