Ultrasonic inspection apparatus for carrying out in-vivo observation of the living body (10) comprising a subject ultrasonic inspection apparatus according to the present invention, sends a probe for transmitting (26) ultrasonic waves to the inside of (11) (12) and, by detecting in a non-contact (11) subject, the minute displacement of the surface subject (11), reflected ultrasound ultrasonic waves reflected within the (11) the subject is a (26) ( receiving a probe which detects 28) and (13), the scanning operation which is moved relative to (11) the subject (13) receiving the probe (12) and is fixed to (11) subject transmitted probe and a case of the signal processing unit on the basis of reflected ultrasonic waves (28), generating an image of the interior (11) and the subject (16).本発明に係る超音波検査装置は、生体の体内観察を行うための超音波検査装置(10)であって、被検体(11)の内部に超音波(26)を送信する送信プローブ(12)と、被検体(11)の表面の微小変位を、被検体(11)と非接触で検出することで、被検体(11)の内部で反射された超音波(26)である反射超音波(28)を検出する受信プローブ(13)と、送信プローブ(12)が被検体(11)に対して固定され、かつ受信プローブ(13)が被検体(11)に対して移動される走査動作の際の、反射超音波(28)に基づき、被検体(11)の内部の画像を生成する信号処理部(16)とを備える。
