An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe； an imaging unit that transmits and receives an ultrasound beam to and from a subject using the ultrasound probe and converts a received signal output from the ultrasound probe into an image to generate an ultrasound image of the subject； a collation pattern memory that stores a plurality of collation patterns corresponding to a plurality of examination parts of the subject in advance； an information input unit that is used by a user to input examination type information indicating content of an examination for continuously examining the plurality of examination parts； a determination order decision unit that decides a determination order of the plurality of examination parts to be continuously examined, on the basis of the examination type information input to the information input unit； and a part determination unit that reads the collation patterns corresponding to the examination parts to be continuously examined from the collation pattern memory according to the determination order decided by the determination order decision unit and sequentially collates the ultrasound image generated by the imaging unit in the determination order using the read collation patterns to determine an imaging part of the subject.
