A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesisprojection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In asimplestform, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesisprojection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods ofsynthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection dataand/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageouslydisplayed togetherwith at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of thereconstructeddata. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be usedtofacilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set.
