Cerianna Tracer

 
 

What is a Cerianna?

Cerianna (fluoroestradiol F18) for PET/CT imaging for the detection of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive lesions as an adjunct to biopsy in patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. We are the first in the Westchester county to offer Cerianna.


A special tracer for the breast

The fluoroestradiol F18 binds to the breast-specific membranes on the surface of tumor cells and thus enables imaging with very high contrast. In this way, the smallest tumor settlements can be discovered, which conventional imaging could escape.

 

Well informed all round

 

Important to know

  • Please bring findings and pictures from preliminary examinations with you.

  • No special preparations are required in advance. You can have a small breakfast on the day of the examination.

  • Drink plenty of water one hour before the examination.

  • On the day of the examination, contact with pregnant women or young children should be avoided.

  • Please let us know if you suffer from claustrophobia.

Drug interactions:

ER down-regulator (e.g., fulvestrant) needs to be stopped a full 28 weeks before using Cerianna,

If you need to cancel

  • If you cannot keep the appointment, we ask you to inform us of this no later than the day before by 12 noon, otherwise we will have to charge a cancellation fee.

How a PET-CT works

  • We will inject you a small dose of the radioactive tracer substance specially prepared for you.

  • Then wait 60 minutes in a lying position to achieve the appropriate tracer distribution and enrichment.

  • The recording in the scanner takes about 20 minutes.

  • Drink plenty of fluids after the examination to speed up the elimination of the tracer.

Side effects

  • No side effects are to be expected from the injection of the radioactive tracer itself.

  • Side effects can result from the administration of iodine-containing contrast medium in the context of the possibly accompanying contrast medium-assisted computed tomography (intolerance reaction, hyperthyroidism, exacerbation of a pre-existing renal insufficiency).

  • Please make sure to point out in the informative discussion if you have had a reaction to a contrast medium in the past (reddening of the skin, itching, swelling, shortness of breath, etc.).