Diagnostic ultrasound equipmentUltrasonic probeAn imaging section for generating an ultrasonic image by imaging a subject based on a received signal output from an ultrasonic probeImage analysis using ultrasonic image generated by imaging unitA motion detection sensor which is mounted on an ultrasonic probe and detects motion of an ultrasonic probe and outputs it as a detection signalThe detection signal output by the motion detection sensor is used to detect theA motion amount calculating section for calculating an amount of motion of an ultrasonic probe in inspecting an imaging inspection site currently being imaged among a plurality of inspection sites of a subject, andIt is provided with a result of image analysis by the image analysis section and a position discriminating section for discriminating the imaging inspection portion based on the amount of motion calculated by the movement amount calculating section.
