title: Artifacts, truths, and consequences.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rudski
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Picard
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000592:standards*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures