PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elastic body between a transmitting/receiving surface of an ultrasonic probe and a surface of biological tissue, using a structure not troubling an operator when transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves.SOLUTION: The structure for mounting an elastic body is configured to mount the elastic body 3 as the standard for comparison with the elasticity of the biological tissue in an elastic image of the biological tissue, to the transmitting/receiving surface 1a of the ultrasonic probe 1 through an attachment 2. The attachment 2 being mounted to the ultrasonic probe 1, has a wall portion 4 rising from the periphery of the transmitting/receiving surface 1a, and is stored in a storage portion 5 formed of the wall portion 4 and the transmitting/receiving surface 1a so that the elastic body 3 has a gap 6 between the elastic body and the wall portion 4.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】超音波の送受信の際に操作者の手を煩わせないような構造で、前記超音波プローブの送受信面と生体組織の表面との間に弾性体を設ける。【解決手段】生体組織の弾性画像において、生体組織の弾性と比較する基準となる弾性体3をアタッチメント2を介して超音波プローブ1の送受信面1a側に取り付ける弾性体の取付構造であって、前記アタッチメント2は、前記超音波プローブ1に取り付けられた状態において、前記送受信面1aの周囲から立ち上がる壁部4を有し、壁部4と前記送受信面1aとで構成される収容部5に、前記弾性体3が前記壁部4との間に隙間6を有するように収容されることを特徴とする。【選択図】図2
