Patent 7835892 was granted and assigned to IMMERSION MEDICAL, INC. on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method includes receiving data values associated with one of a position and orientation of a simulated scanner relative to an object. Image values are calculated, substantially in real-time, based on the data values. A simulated ultrasound image is rendered in a graphical display based on the image values. The simulated ultrasound image is representative of an interior or a simulated interior of the object on the ultrasound scan plane.