1. A method for facilitating the detection of breast lesions, comprising: displaying an x-ray mammogram view of a breast captured in an x-ray mammogram view plane; and displaying near said x-ray mammogram view a plurality of two-dimensional thick-slice images of the breast, each thick-slice image representing sonographic properties of a corresponding thick-slice volume of the breast substantially parallel to the x-ray mammogram view plane, said plurality of thick-slice images thereby providing additional information regarding said thick-slice volumes of the breast to a viewer of the x-ray mammogram in a way that facilitates ease of comparison therewith.