An ultrasound imaging system (100;200) comprising: a probe (102;204); a sensor attached to the probe (102;204) and operatively associated with a position tracking system (138;210); a processor (110,108,114,118,140) configured to receive probe position data from the position tracking system (138;210) and determine a spatial location of the probe (102;204) with respect to a subject, the processor (110,108,114,118,140) further configured to monitor movement of the probe (102;204) based on detected changes in the spatial location of the probe (102;204); and an user interface (132;214;300;412;510;600;900;1000) configured to: provide instructions for placement of the probe (102;204) at a plurality of anatomical landmarks of a selected breast of the subject; receive user input to record the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks in order to convey registration information to a position sensing system as to the location and size of the patient's anatomy, wherein the processor (110,108,114,118,140) is further configured to determine a scan area based on the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks and generate a scan pattern for the selected breast; characterized in that the user interface is configured to: display a visual representation of the scan pattern prior to scanning the selected breast; and automatically update the visual representation of the scan pattern based on movement of the probe (102;204) during scanning of the selected breast. a probe (102;204); a sensor attached to the probe (102;204) and operatively associated with a position tracking system (138;210); a processor (110,108,114,118,140) configured to receive probe position data from the position tracking system (138;210) and determine a spatial location of the probe (102;204) with respect to a subject, the processor (110,108,114,118,140) further configured to monitor movement of the probe (102;204) based on detected changes in the spatial location of the probe (102;204); and an user interface (132;214;300;412;510;600;900;1000) configured to: provide instructions for placement of the probe (102;204) at a plurality of anatomical landmarks of a selected breast of the subject; receive user input to record the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks in order to convey registration information to a position sensing system as to the location and size of the patient's anatomy, wherein the processor (110,108,114,118,140) is further configured to determine a scan area based on the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks and generate a scan pattern for the selected breast; characterized in that the user interface is configured to: display a visual representation of the scan pattern prior to scanning the selected breast; and automatically update the visual representation of the scan pattern based on movement of the probe (102;204) during scanning of the selected breast. provide instructions for placement of the probe (102;204) at a plurality of anatomical landmarks of a selected breast of the subject; receive user input to record the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks in order to convey registration information to a position sensing system as to the location and size of the patient's anatomy, wherein the processor (110,108,114,118,140) is further configured to determine a scan area based on the spatial location of the probe (102;204) at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks and generate a scan pattern for the selected breast; characterized in that the user interface is configured to: display a visual representation of the scan pattern prior to scanning the selected breast; and automatically update the visual representation of the scan pattern based on movement of the probe (102;204) during scanning of the selected breast. display a visual representation of the scan pattern prior to scanning the selected breast; and automatically update the visual representation of the scan pattern based on movement of the probe (102;204) during scanning of the selected breast.