Recent news on Omniscan

FDA Requests Boxed Warning for Contrast Agents Used to Improve MRI  -  25 May 2007
NewsBlaze,Omniscan was the most commonly reported agent, when a specific agent was identified, followed by Magnevist and OptiMARK. NSF also has developed after the

Boxed Warning Requested for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents  -  May 24, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,Gadolinium-based contrast agents are used to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging, with Magnevist, Omniscan, OptiMARK, MultiHance, and ProHance

Former Nurse GE for Disease Caused By Omniscan  -  May 11, 2007
HULIQ,Former Nurse Sues General Electric Company, GE Healthcare, Inc. and GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corporation for Rare Disease Caused by the Drug Omniscan(TM),

Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (131 kb)  -  May 21, 2007
InformationWeek,...manually sorted and scanned in the US office using OmniScan, are uploaded to an FTP Server. These scanned images are automatically introduced into the

Author : Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC  -  May 11, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe suit seeks damages for fifteen separate causes of action and may be the first against GE stemming from the effects of Omniscan(TM) also known as

Former PVH nurse sues GE  -  May 11, 2007
Northern Colorado Business Report,Prior to the MRI scan, Carolus was injected with a GE-manufactured drug called Omniscan that marks blood vessels so they can be distinguished from other

MRI contrast agents need warning: FDA  -  May 23, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe FDA said the reports did not always mention a specific product, but that GE Healthcare's Omniscan, Bayer's Magnevist and Mallinckrodt's OptiMARK were

FDA Orders Black Box Warning for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents  -  May 23, 2007
MedPage Today,Bayer Schering Pharma, Berlin, Germany, manufactures Magnevist; GE Healthcare, Chalfont St. Giles, UK, is the maker of Omniscan; OptiMARK is manufactured by

Form metrology conference in Cardiff  -  May 10, 2007
Manufacturing Talk,Waviness and shape measurement using white light interferometry: Russell Evans, Omniscan. MavisCal - Calibrating a 3D wound measuring device: Dr Peter

Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (139 kb)  -  Apr 20, 2007
InformationWeek,NEWGEN provides end to end solutions, which are based on its robust products, such as Omniflow, OmniDocs and OmniScan. Insurance firms can leverage NEWGEN

April 7 debut of Tennessee's first full-dome video planetarium  -  Mar 29, 2007
TriCities.com,With the Digistar 3, Digistar II, Audio-Video Imagineering Omniscan II laser, over 20 slide and special effects projectors and a 14000-watt Dolby 5.1

CBR allows concessions on import of diagnostic kits  -  Apr 21, 2007
Daily Times,Hla B27 (3822.0000), Omniscan id liss coombs (3822.0000), Typhidot (3822.0000), Lineprobe HCV amp (3822.0000), Medi sense strips (3822.0000),

Omniscan 12000 Bookcopy  -  Mar 23, 2007
PopgadgetThe OS 12000 Bookcopy is the best designed single purpose scanner I've ever seen. Open a book and lay it flat, and the overhead copy system shoots a scan in

Health Canada warns over MRI dyes  -  Mar 14, 2007
Canada.com,The seven gadolinium-containing contrast agents authorized for sale in Canada are Omniscan, Magnevist, Optimark, Gadovist, ProHance, MultiHance and Vasovist

Olympus NDT Release of Two New Software Programs  -  Feb 23, 2007
NDT.net,Waltham, MA, January 2007 - Olympus NDT is pleased to announce the release of two new software programs: OmniScan MXU-2.0 for use with the OmniScan PA and

Customs duty, withholding tax on imports: Hotels, hospitals ...  -  Feb 17, 2007
Daily Times,Standard oligo, Hla B27, Omniscan id liss coombs, Typhidot, Lineprobe HCV amp, Medi sense strips, One touch strips for sugar test, Accua check strips,

Contrast Media Used in MRI and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in ...  -  Feb 9, 2007
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe),In the large majority of cases, the product used for MRI was gadodiamide (OMNISCAN(R)), in a smaller number of cases gadopentetate dimeglumine

Contrast Media Used in MRI and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in ...  -  Feb 9, 2007
Earthtimes.orgIn the large majority of cases, the productused for MRI was gadodiamide (OMNISCAN(R)), in a smaller number of casesgadopentetate dimeglumine (MAGNEVIST(R))

Link between MRI contrast agent and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis  -  Jan 28, 2007
News-Medical.net,...has been diagnosed in patients who were previously administered gadodiamide (Omniscan) and other gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents.

Use of Gadolinium in MRI and MRA Linked to NSF/NFD in Patients With...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Previously, the FDA’s information was limited to 25 cases in patients who had received Omniscan for MRA at doses higher than that recommended for MRI.

Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (131 kb)  -  Dec 29, 2006
Forbes,...manually sorted and scanned in the US office using OmniScan, are uploaded to an FTP Server. These scanned images are automatically introduced into the

FDA Issues Alert on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent for Kidney ...  -  Dec 22, 2006
MedPage Today,There are five FDA-approved gadolinium-based contrast agents, Magnevist, MultiHance, Omniscan, OptiMARK, and ProHance. These contrast agents are FDA

FDA Issues Advisory for Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents  -  Jan 2, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,...or feet; pain deep in the hip bones or ribs; and muscle weakness. Gadolinium-based agents include Magnevist, MultiHance, Omniscan, OptiMARK, and ProHance.

MRI Contrast Agents May Pose Risk for Patients With Kidney Disease  -  Jan 16, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),13 of 370 who were administered a gadolinium-based contrast agent called gadodiamide (Omniscan) developed NSF, while none of 400 similar patients who

Doctor on the trail of a rare disease  -  Jan 14, 2007
New Haven Register (subscription),General Electric Co., which owns the company that produces Omniscan, another gadolinium contrast agent, and other large corporations could also face

FDA Issues Alert on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent for Kidney ...  -  Dec 22, 2006
MedPage Today,There are five FDA-approved gadolinium-based contrast agents, Magnevist, MultiHance, Omniscan, OptiMARK, and ProHance. These contrast agents are FDA

Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) (131 kb)  Nov 1, 2006
OmniScan to enable processing of different types of credit card applications. The applications,. manually sorted and scanned in the ... -InformationWeek,

OmniScan PA 1.4 Software Brochure  Apr 9, 2006
...- Olympus NDT is pleased to announce the release of the OmniScan PA 1.4 software (Ultrasound and Phased Array Acquisition and Analysis). ... - NDT.net



Olympus NDT offers FREE TomoVIEWER software for the Nondestructive ...  Feb 7, 2006
...data. This software provides the capability to load data files generated by TomoView™ or OmniScan® PA and UT software. TomoVIEWER ... - NDT.net

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