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# beamPlot

Plot volumetric data using intersecting planes

## Syntax

    beamPlot(mat)
    beamPlot(mat, plot_yz)
    beamPlot(xy_slice, xz_slice)

## Description

`beamPlot` plots 3D volumetric data as intersecting planes using `slice`. The data is assumed to be indexed as (x, y, z). The central x-y and x-z planes are extracted and plotted as intersecting planes. The first y-z plane can also be plotted by setting the optional input `plot_yz` to true. This orientation is useful for plotting the beam patterns produced by ultrasound transducers facing in the x-direction.

`beamPlot` can alternatively be called with two 2D slices which are plotted as intersecting planes indexed as (x, y) and (x, z). The slices must have the same size in the x-direction.

Examples:

    beamPlot(makeBall(30, 30, 30, 15, 15, 15, 12));
    beamPlot(makeDisc(40, 30, 20, 15, 10), makeDisc(40, 20, 20, 10, 5));

## Inputs

`mat` | 3D matrix to plot
`plot_yz` | Boolean controlling whether the first y-z plane is displayed
`xy_slice` | slice to plot in the x-y plane
`xz_slice` | slice to plot in the x-z plane

## See Also

`slice`

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