PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a subject site information acquisition apparatus capable of preventing an injury caused by a contact between a subject site and a holding member.SOLUTION: A subject site information acquisition apparatus according to the present invention relates to a subject site information acquisition apparatus comprising: a subject site holding member capable of holding a subject site held position movement means capable of rotatably driving the subject site holding member subject site detection means for detecting the position of the subject site relative to the subject site holding member and drive control means for controlling the rotary drive of the held position movement means according to the output of the subject site detection means.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】 被検部位と保持部材が接触することによるケガを防止することが可能な被検部位情報取得装置を提供する。【解決手段】 本発明の被検部位情報取得装置は、被検部位を保持可能な被検部位保持部材と、該被検部位保持部材を回転駆動可能な保持位置移動手段と、前記被検部位保持部材に対する前記被検部位の位置を検知する被検部位検知手段と、該被検部位検知手段の出力に応じて、前記保持位置移動手段の回転駆動を制御する駆動制御手段と、を有する被検部位情報取得装置に関する。【選択図】 図7