Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus

A control method of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, the control method comprising:

• a step of generating an ultrasound image from ultrasound image data obtained by performing transmission and reception of an ultrasound beam with respect to an examination location of a subject using an ultrasound probe, via an ultrasound image generation unit;
• a step of generating a panoramic image from the ultrasound image data or ultrasound images of a plurality of frames included in the same tomographic plane formed by moving the ultrasound probe, via a panoramic image generation unit;
• a step of displaying the panoramic image on a display screen of a monitor, via a display control unit;
• a step of detecting whether or not a hidden region that is not displayed on the display screen is present in the panoramic image, via a hidden region detection unit;
• a step of detecting a blood vessel in the panoramic image, via a blood vessel detection unit;
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• a step of notifying of a message, via a notification unit, in a case where it is detected that the hidden region is present and it is detected that the blood vessel is present in the hidden region.