Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit which acquires B-mode image information on an imaging region lying within a subject; a display unit which displays the B-mode image information thereon; a contrast agent inflow start detecting device which detects an inflow timing at which a contrast agent administered to the subject starts to flow in the imaging region, using the B-mode image information; and a post-processing starting device which starts up post-processing conducted after the contrast agent has started to flow in the imaging region, in sync with the inflow timing.

Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus which displays ultrasonic image of a subject, and displays a measurement pattern in the displayed ultrasonic image based on measurement pattern information with respect to a location and a form of the measurement pattern to be input, to perform the image measurement of the ultrasonic image. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a selector device for specifying a location in the ultrasonic image, a measurement pattern storage device for storing morphological information of the measurement pattern when a measurement pattern is present at the specified location, and a measurement pattern reproduction device for reproducing thus stored measurement pattern of the morphological information at a location in the ultrasonic image newly specified using the selector device or an ultrasonic image different from the ultrasonic image.