System and method for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets

A method for imaging a three-dimensional data volume, said three-dimensional data volume comprising a plurality of voxels, each voxel comprising a three-dimensional location and a dataword, said method comprising:

• positioning a face of a probe at a first position within said three-dimensional data volume;
• forming a first set of control points on said face of said probe for tracking a physical phenomena described by said three-dimensional data volume, said first set of control points defining a first spline curve;
• moving said face and said probe to a second position within said three-dimensional volume;
• forming a second set of control points on said face of said probe for tracking said physical phenomena, said second set of control points defining a second spline curve;
• interpolating between said first spline curve and said second spline curve to define a three-dimensional surface representative of said physical phenomena;
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• forming a plurality of v-curves which interconnect between respective control points at said first position of said probe and said second position of said probe.