PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic imaging apparatus with which oppression information the same as that when applying oppression on normal tissues, without being affected by a reduction in S/N of ultrasonic signals and conditions of an observation portion and to provide an ultrasonic imaging display method.SOLUTION: The present ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: an elastic information calculation unit for calculating information on elasticity of a portion of a subject from ultrasonic data on the subject a threshold value setting unit for setting at least one threshold value of an elasticity value and a brightness value on the basis of at least one of the elasticity information and the brightness information of the ultrasonic data and an oppression information generation part generating information on oppression on the portion of the subject except for an area corresponding to the set threshold value.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】超音波信号のS/Nの低下及び観察部位の状態に影響を受けずに、正常組織に圧迫を施した場合と同様の圧迫情報を得ることができる超音波撮像装置及び超音波画像表示方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の超音波撮像装置は、被検体の超音波データから前記被検体の部位の弾性情報を演算する弾性情報演算部と、前記弾性情報及び前記超音波データの輝度情報の少なくとも1つに基づいて、弾性値及び輝度値の少なくとも1つの閾値を設定する閾値設定部と、前記設定された閾値に対応する領域を除いて、前記被検体の部位の圧迫情報を生成する圧迫情報生成部とを備える。【選択図】 図1
