As a graduate of UIS, I may be a little biased, but I felt it was a great school to attend. The professors were excellent, and the degree actually says University of Illinois with at Springfield in smaller letters below. A degree is a degree, no matter what school it comes from.
Tools & Resources. Echocardiogram. An echocardiogram (also called an echo) is a type of ultrasound test that uses high-pitched sound waves that are sent through a device called a transducer. The device picks up echoes of the sound waves as they bounce off the different parts of your heart.
Echocardiography is used to look at the heart of a child or fetus. An echocardiogram is an ultrasound that helps doctors to see the structure and function of the heart and to evaluate blood flow within the heart and blood vessels. It is very informative, and one of the most common tests that we do.