The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of examination items including ultrasonic imaging or measurement of the picked-up ultrasonic image and the order thereof, and a current implementation of the plurality of examination items currently being performed. There is an inspection item set consisting of a next inspection item that is an inspection item that is continuous with the inspection item, and a control unit that calculates an execution frequency of executing the inspection item set for each of the subsequent inspection items, and the next based on the execution frequency A display unit for displaying inspection item candidates； and an input unit for inputting the next inspection item from the candidates for the next inspection item.本発明の超音波診断装置は、超音波撮像又は撮像された超音波画像の計測を含む複数の検査項目とその順序を記憶する記憶部と、前記複数の検査項目のうちの現在実施中の現検査項目に連続する検査項目である次検査項目からなる検査項目セットがあって、前記次検査項目毎に前記検査項目セットを実施する実施頻度を計算する制御部と、前記実施頻度に基づき前記次検査項目の候補を表示する表示部と、前記次検査項目の候補から前記次検査項目を入力する入力部と、を備える。
