PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique, in an acoustic wave acquisition device, for reducing a blind region while suppressing the deterioration of image quality.SOLUTION: The acoustic wave acquisition device is used which includes: a holding plate that holds a subject a sound detecting means that detects an acoustic wave that is transmitted across the holding plate from the subject a scanning means that scans the sound detecting means on the holding plate an angle changing means that changes the angle of the direction, in which the sound detecting means detects the acoustic wave, to the holding plate and a control means that controls the scanning means and the angle changing means according to the position of a measurement site in the subject.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】音響波取得装置において、画質の劣化を抑制しつつ、ブラインド領域を減らすための技術を提供する。【解決手段】被検体を保持する保持板と、被検体から保持板を挟んで伝播する音響波を検出する音響検出手段と、音響検出手段を保持板の上で走査する走査手段と、音響検出手段が音響波を検出する方向の保持板に対する角度を変化させる角度変更手段と、走査手段および角度変更手段を被検体内における測定部位の位置に応じて制御する制御手段を有する音響波取得装置を用いる。【選択図】図4
