The Breast Volume Navigator (BVN™) is an add-on accessory for existing ultrasound imaging systems and is intended to control position and movement of ultrasound transducers for the systematic acquisition of 2-dimensional image slices throughout a volume of interest. The BVN™ is intended to acquire, analyze, store and retrieve digital ultrasound images for computerized 3-dimensional image processing.The BVN™ is intended to assist health care providers trained in breast ultrasound with tools for electromagnetic tracking of instruments with respect of breast ultrasound images generated from FDA cleared hand-held ultrasound devices.The BVN™ is indicated for use as an adjunct to mammography for B-mode ultrasonic imaging of a patient's breast when used with a linear array transducer.The BVN™ is indicated for use as an adjunct to hand-held breast ultrasound to assist the health care providers trained in breast ultrasound in their scanning process. The scanning paths are displayed on a route map and provide quality control of scanning to provide an overall observation of scanning process.