Position correlated ultrasonic imaging

An imaging apparatus, comprising:

• an ultrasonic transducer including at least one of a point probe and an array probe and configured to scan a body;
• at least one camera configured to capture images of the transducer and the body;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a position of the ultrasonic transducer with respect to the body and correlate the position with scan data from the transducer.

A method of imaging, comprising:

• performing an ultrasonic scan of an object using an ultrasonic transducer to provide scan data;
• determining a location of the transducer using an optical system;
• correlating the scan data and the location of the transducer;
• determining a two or three dimensional representation of the scan data;
• displaying the representation of the scan data on a display at a location associated with the determined location of the transducer;
• freely moving the ultrasonic transducer to a different location on the object;
• performing an ultrasonic scan of the object using the ultrasonic transducer to provide second scan data;
• determining a location of the moved transducer using the optical system;
• correlating the second scan data and the location of the moved transducer;
• determining a two or three dimensional representation of the second scan data;
• and
• displaying the representation of the second scan data on a display at a location associated with the determined location of the moved transducer.