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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 32,781 shares at an exercise price of $3.6606 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 $2.3681 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 29,919, 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 1,091 shares at an exercise price of $3.8894 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 $2.5161 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 995, 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 1,060 shares at an exercise price of $12.4894 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 $8.0794 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 967, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This option was previously reported as covering 1,030 shares at an exercise price of $7.4029 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 $4.7890 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 940, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.875 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 $3.8006 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.00 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 $3.2346 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 shares at an exercise price of $6.50 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 $4.2049 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.20 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 $3.3639 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 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 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 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 912, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">This option was previously reported as covering 1,000 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 912, 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>

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        <signatureName>By: Joseph A. Cacchioli, as Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-03</signatureDate>
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