title: Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenzaka
authors.forename: Yoshioki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification