Type type of reference deformation body and reference deformation body which it can specify the ultrasonic diagnostic device and the ultrasonic diagnostic method of specifying are offered. The ultrasonic probe through 3 where, reference deformation body 16 is installed in the ultrasonic sending and receiving aspect and reference deformation body 16 type of reference deformation body 16 which corresponds to ID of the reference deformation body 16 which is installed in the memory section 52 which remembers the relationship between ID and the type of reference deformation body which 16 are granted to reference deformation body 16 the fault picture component in the ultrasonic diagnostic device which has with the indicatory department 14 which indicates 6,7 which sending and receiving does the ultra wave in the suffering inspection body, forms the fault picture on the basis of the RF signal frame data of the fault region of the suffering inspection body and the fault picture, and ultrasonic probe 3The ultrasonic diagnostic device which features that it has the type specific section 54 which it reads out from memory section 52, type of reference deformation body specifies.種類を特定できる参照変形体、参照変形体の種類を特定する超音波診断装置及び超音波診断方法を提供する。 参照変形体16が超音波送受信面に装着された超音波探触子3と、参照変形体16を介して被検体に超音波を送受信し、被検体の断層部位のRF信号フレームデータに基づいて断層画像を生成する断層画像構成部6,7と、断層画像を表示する表示部14とを備えた超音波診断装置において、参照変形体16に付与されたIDと参照変形体16の種類との関係を記憶する記憶部52と、超音波探触子3に装着された参照変形体16のIDに対応する参照変形体16の種類を記憶部52から読み出し、参照変形体の種類を特定する種類特定部54とを備えることを特徴とする超音波診断装置。
