Ultrasonic imaging apparatus

摘要

For the purpose of allowing easy perception of the imaging direction of an image produced by post-processing, the present apparatus comprises: data acquiring means (33-40) for acquiring three-dimensional image data on a subject to be imaged based on ultrasound using an ultrasonic transceiver; specifying means (33, 37) for specifying a simulative imaging direction based on spatial information with respect to a hand instrument that is manually operated; and image producing means (44, 46) for producing an image corresponding to an image captured in the simulative imaging direction based on the three-dimensional image data.