PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology for improving operation efficiency by improving complication of the setting operation of a user when designating a plurality of regions of interest and performing measurement by an acoustic wave probe.SOLUTION: This acoustic wave acquisition apparatus includes: the probe measuring an acoustic wave propagated from a subject a scanning means moving the probe a region designation means receiving the designation of the plurality of regions of interest in the subject and a trajectory determination means determining a plurality of designation measurement regions that are regions wherein the probe measures the acoustic wave based on the positions of the plurality of regions of interest, and determining a trajectory when the probe moves by the scanning means based on the positions of the plurality of designation measurement regions.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】複数の関心領域を指定して音響波探触子による測定を行う場合に、ユーザの設定操作の煩雑さを改善し、操作効率を向上させるための技術を提供する。【解決手段】被検体から伝播する音響波を測定する探触子と、探触子を移動させる走査手段と、被検体における複数の関心領域の指定を受ける領域指定手段と、複数の関心領域の位置に基づいて、探触子が音響波を測定する領域である複数の指定測定領域を決定し、走査手段により探触子が移動するときの軌道を、複数の指定測定領域の位置に基づいて決定する軌道決定手段を有する音響波取得装置を用いる。【選択図】図1
