Patent ID: 7074185

Claim:
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, comprising: an ultrasonic probe that transmits ultrasound to a subject based on a driving signal and receives a reflection wave from the subject; a driving signal generator that supplies said ultrasonic probe with the driving signal; an image generator that generates a pick-up image based on the received reflection wave; a position detector that detects a position of said ultrasonic probe; a memory that stores a reference image acquired in past times and a reference position specifying a position of said ultrasonic probe in relation to the reference image; a navigation information generating unit that generates navigation information used to assist a manipulation of acquiring an ultrasonic image identical or similar to the reference image, based on the reference image, the reference position, the pick-up image, and a position of said ultrasonic probe in an instant of receiving ultrasound pertaining to the pick-up image; and an output unit that outputs the navigation information.