To provide an object information acquiring apparatus capable of providing a method of acquiring acoustic wave data appropriate for a measurement depth.
The object information acquiring apparatus for acquiring object information includes: an acoustic wave probe including a plurality of acoustic elements arranged along at least a first direction and configured to sequentially perform transmitting of acoustic wave beams and receiving of reflected waves along the first direction by the plurality of acoustic elements; a scanning unit configured to set a second direction intersecting the first direction as a main scanning direction and move the acoustic wave probe at a predetermined speed in the main scanning direction; and a transmitted acoustic wave adjusting unit configured to acquire information on a measurement depth for acquiring object information in a transmitting direction of the acoustic wave beams and determine the number of times of transmitting of acoustic wave beams and receiving of reflected waves along the first direction based on the measurement depth, resolution of the object information in the main scanning direction, and a moving speed of the acoustic wave probe.
Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi
Mayuko Wakuda
Koichiro Sakai
Takeshi Nakamura
Takeshi Niwa