1. Apparatus for video assistance for ultrasound guided needle biopsy of a patient, comprising: ultrasound imaging apparatus, said imaging apparatus including a transducer head for obtaining image data from said patient in an ultrasound imaging plane; a video camera mounted on said transducer head for obtaining a body surface video image of said patient including an area wherein said ultrasound imaging plane intersects said body surface, said video camera having an optical axis lying in said ultrasound imaging plane such that said ultrasound imaging plane corresponds to a line in said video image; and graphic markers overlaid onto said video image for indicating said ultrasound imaging plane as a line of possible entry points for needle biopsy.