Why we greatly dislike GE
This CT contrast agent from GE has often been likened to maple syrup in both viscosity and stickiness.
(and makes a mess of our pristine injectors!)
What is Visipaque
This is the year that Dotarem was launched
2013
Bracco's early macrocyclic MR contrast agent Prohance was often called this because of the high incidence of nausea and vomiting
In 1897, a German chemist working for Bayer was able to modify salicylic acid to create acetylsalicylic acid which has since been know as this name?
What is Aspirin
GE is offering a free dishwasher with purchase of this injector
CT Motion
True or False : Guerbet’s Optistar Elite MR injector uses prefilled syringes and has a ceiling mount option.
True
In recent field intel, it has been rumored that you can get floor seats for Taylor Swift at a cheaper cost than this injector
What is the Acist
The Medrad Mark IV was featured in this 1984 blockbuster
What is Ghostbusters
GE has been pushing for a third party service company going by this name (multiple choice)
A) 818
B) 626
C) 90210
D) 867-5309
In 2015 Guerbet announced the acquisition of this company's contrast media and delivery systems
Mallinckrodt
(Liebel-Flarsheim also accepted)
In addition to making middle of the road imaging products, Bracco also shares it's name with one type of this animal.
What is a dog?
In this year, Schering filed the patent application for the first gadolinium based MRI contrast agent (gadopentetate dimeglumine Gd-DTPA).
Guess within 7 year window
1984
What year did Barbara start working for Bayer/Medrad?
2005
As part of their recent spin-off, GE HealthCare announced their new brand color is called “compassion _____”, to reflect more humanity and warmth, much like a friendly dinosaur of the same color.
What is purple?
With many customers struggling to obtain CT contrast, you would have thought Guerbet would increase their supply of this
What is Optiray
In NY State, the Bracco rep indicated to his customers that using Vueway would lead to less Gadolinium in which famous river?
No Northeast reps can participate in this questions
What is the Hudson River?
Long before Eovist, Berlex made this liver imaging product
What is Feridex
It is rumored that one of GE's marketing executives was eating ghost pepper salsa when they came up with this name for their new injector software
What is Spicy?
This is not the name of a new Disney princess, it is Guerbet's cath lab injector.
What is the illumena Neo?
1973 Oscar winning movie starring Redford, Streisand, and Bracco's new MR contrast
Vueway We Were
This is Bayer AG's top pharmaceutical product based on revenue (formerly sold by Bayer Radiology)
What is Xarelto