An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided with an ultrasonic probe
driving section 2, a receiving section 5 for amplifying an ultrasonic
reflected wave, a phase detecting section 6 for phase-detecting the
ultrasonic reflected wave, a velocity computing section 10 for obtaining
the velocity of an object to be measured at a plurality of measuring
positions on the object to be measured from a phase-detected signal, a
computing section 10 for obtaining the deformation amount and/or elastic
module between measuring positions of the object to be measured from the
velocity, a fluid determining section 9 for determining a fluid portion
in the object to be measured in accordance with the phase-detected
signal, and an image data generating section 72 for two-dimensionally
image-displaying the deformation amount and/or elastic module of the
object to be measured in a region other than the fluid portion by using
the information determined by the fluid determining section.