An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that extracts a feature to be satisfied as a measurement cross section, classifies the extracted feature according to the degree of importance, and displays and selects an adequate cross-sectional image for each measurement item is provided. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image processing unit 1005 for processing an RF signal from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus to generate a cross-sectional image, and a adequacy determination unit 1007 for determining whether the cross-sectional image is adequate, or not, as a measurement image used for measuring a subject included the cross-sectional image acquired by the image processing unit 1005, and has a configuration in which a result determined by the adequacy determination unit 1007 is displayed on a monitor 1006, and presented to an operator.
