Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WARD GEORGE P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EZ EM INC [EZM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2452 BILTMORE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2004
(Street)

ALAMO, CA 94507		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/01/2004   A(1)   1,000 A $ 0 3,000 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (2) $ 5.434             05/31/2004 05/30/2013 Common Stock 912   912 (3) D  
Common Stock Option (2) $ 12.0971             05/29/2005 05/28/2014 Common Stock 912   912 (4) D  
Common Stock Option (2) $ 10.3634             08/17/2004 08/16/2014 Common Stock 9,127   9,127 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WARD GEORGE P
2452 BILTMORE DRIVE
ALAMO, CA 94507		   X      

Signatures

 By: Joseph A. Cacchioli, as Attorney-In-Fact   11/03/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Director compensation in the form of a Restricted Stock Grant.
(2) Options granted under E-Z-EM's Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) This option was previously reported as covering 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $16.02 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 $10.3634 per share and the number of shares was reduced to 9,127, to maintain, together with AngioDynamics options granted to the reporting person, the economic value of the option before the spin-off.

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