Magnetically-coated silica nanospheres for dual-mode imaging at low ultrasound frequency

Figure 2 Scheme of the employed ultrasound acquisition system. The image display and the linear ultrasound transducer (indicated by the arrow in the figure) are electronically connected to the ultrasound scanner; the radiofrequency signal output is transmitted to the FEMMINA Platform by means of optic fiber. The set up is completed by a nanoparticle (NP) containing phantom (indicated in figure as “NP + agarose gel”) immersed in a water tank (pointed by the respective arrow). US: Ultrasound.