PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a probe which puts a reduced load on a patient while an imaging range is movable, and to provide an imaging apparatus.SOLUTION: A probe 10 is attachable to and detachable from an imaging apparatus. The probe 10 comprises a housing, a measurement window, and a mirror. The housing has an opening for connecting with a connection part 20. The measurement window is provided in the housing on the opposite side from the opening. The mirror reflects light taken through the measurement window in the direction of the opening. The housing presses at least a portion of the housing to the outside and thereby varies the position of the mirror.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1