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        <footnote id="F1">Director compensation in the form of a Restricted Stock Grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Options granted under E-Z-EM's Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $9.00 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $5.8222 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $8.40 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $5.4340 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $18.70 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $12.0971 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Joseph A. Cacchioli, as Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-03</signatureDate>
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EZ EM INC
EZM
0001175331
STERN HOWARD S
717 MAIN STREET
WESTBURY
NY
115905021
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Director compensation in the form of a Restricted Stock Grant.
Options granted under E-Z-EM's Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan.
This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $9.00 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $5.8222 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.
This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $8.40 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $5.4340 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.
This option was previously reported as covering 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $18.70 per share.  As a result of the spin-off by E-Z-EM, Inc. of AngioDynamics, Inc. on October 30, 2004, the exercise price was reduced to $12.0971 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 1,825, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.
By: Joseph A. Cacchioli, as Attorney-In-Fact
2004-11-03