PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, simple in configuration, facilitating intuitive understanding of corresponding between the direction of an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic image, and improving user friendliness, and a control method for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.SOLUTION: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1, to which an ultrasonic probe 2 provided with a vibrator and an angle sensor 4 can be connected, includes a controller 5 which causes transmission of an ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic probe 2 to a subject, conducts transmit/receive processing for generating a receive signal based on a reflected ultrasonic wave received by the ultrasonic probe, and conducts the display processing for generating an ultrasonic image based on the receive signal, and turning the ultrasonic image at an angle corresponding to angle information based on the angle information of the ultrasonic probe 2 and displaying the same.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡易な構成で、超音波探触子の向きと超音波画像との対応が直感的に理解し易く、使い勝手の良い超音波診断装置および超音波診断装置の制御方法を提供する。【解決手段】振動子と角度センサ4を備えた超音波探触子2が接続可能に構成された超音波診断装置1であって、超音波探触子1から被検体に向けて超音波を送信させ、超音波探触子が受信した反射超音波に基づき受信信号を生成する送受信処理を行い、受信信号に基づき超音波画像を生成し、角度センサ4で検出した前記超音波探触子2の角度情報に基づき、超音波画像を角度情報に対応した角度で回転させて表示させる表示処理を行う、制御器5を備えた。【選択図】図1
