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Advanced imaging techniques like nuclear medicine and cardiac CT angiography offer superior diagnostic accuracy for infective endocarditis (IE), particularly for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) and cardiac implantable electronic device infective endocarditis (CIED-IE), improving patient management.

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18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CTcardiac CTcardiac implantable electronic device infectionechocardiographyinfective endocarditisnative valve endocarditisprosthetic valve endocarditisradiolabelled WBC

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  • Cardiology
  • Radiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Infective endocarditis (IE) diagnosis relies heavily on imaging, with echocardiography being standard but limited in prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE).
  • Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can yield inconclusive results in up to 30% of IE cases, especially with prosthetic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the value and limitations of various imaging tools for diagnosing native valve endocarditis (NVE), PVE, and cardiac implantable electronic device infective endocarditis (CIED-IE).
  • To discuss multimodality imaging approaches and methods for assessing IE complications.
  • To propose a diagnostic work-up for different clinical scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on non-invasive imaging techniques for IE diagnosis.
  • Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of echocardiography, nuclear medicine imaging, and cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA).
  • Evaluation of imaging for assessing IE complications and guiding diagnostic strategies.

Main Results:

  • Nuclear medicine imaging surpasses TEE in diagnosing PVE and CIED-IE.
  • CCTA is valuable for PVE cases with inconclusive echocardiography and for evaluating paravalvular complications.
  • Echocardiography remains essential for NVE but has limitations in PVE and with prosthetic devices.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced imaging modalities significantly enhance IE diagnosis, especially for complex cases involving prosthetic material.
  • Multimodality imaging approaches are crucial for comprehensive IE assessment and management.
  • Further research is needed to optimize advanced imaging techniques and diagnostic algorithms for IE.