Contribution of PET/CT With Gallium 68 Citrate (68Ga-PET/CT) for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis
CiGal-EI-TEP is an exploratory study that aim to assess the diagnostic performance of 68Ga Positron emission tomography (PET) / Computed Tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis in comparison with the final diagnosis established according to the ESC 2023 criteria, after 3 months of follow-up, by a panel of experts.
• adult patient (over 18 years old);
• patient with a prosthetic heart valve;
• patient suspected of infective endocarditis (on clinical and/or microbiological and/or imaging data);
• patient whose history is discussed in the multidisciplinary meeting dedicated to endocarditis;
• patient beneficiary of a social security scheme;
• free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator.