An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to control display of a cross-sectional image along a first cross section passing through a subject and a cross-sectional image along a second cross section passing through a specified position of the subject； an acquisition unit configured to acquire an inclination of the first cross section with respect to the subject； and a setting unit configured to set the second cross section as a cross section that is parallel to the first cross section and that passes through the specified position on the basis of the acquired inclination.
