Contemporary Examples. 1  When Israel did not admit in the '60's to establishing a nuclear reactor in Dimona, it claimed it was a 'textile factory.'. Labeling The Enemy Orly Halpern December 3, 2012. 2  This is not the story of a future Israeli strike against Iran; this is Israel's attack on a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007.
1 For patients not covered by health insurance, an echocardiogram typically costs $1,000-$3,000 or more, including a $200-$300 fee for interpretation by a cardiologist.dditional costs: 1  For a transthoracic echocardiogram -- the most common type -- a technologist places a clear gel on the chest and abdomen and uses a hand-held device called a transducer, which emits sound waves to create images of the heart.
An echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart.The test is also called echocardiography or diagnostic cardiac ultrasound. Quick facts.1  An echo uses sound waves to create pictures of your heartâs chambers, valves, walls and the blood vessels (aorta, arteries, veins) attached to your heart. 2  A probe called a transducer is passed over your chest. If there is a tumor or infectious growth around your heart valves. 2  Problems with the outer lining of your heart (the pericardium). 3  Problems with the large blood vessels that enter and leave the heart. 4  Blood clots in the chambers of your heart. 5  Abnormal holes between the chambers of the heart. 6  An echo canât harm you.