8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2003

                                  E-Z-EM, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               1-11479                               11-1999504
      (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York 11042
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                 (516) 333-8230
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On October 20, 2003, E-Z-EM, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
issued a press release announcing that the Company was considering a spin-off
and initial public offering of its wholly-owned subsidiary, AngioDynamics, Inc.,
based in Queensbury, N.Y.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 20, 2003.



                                   SIGNATURES:

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 20, 2003              E-Z-EM, INC.
                                     (Registrant)


                                     By: /s/ Anthony A. Lombardo
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Anthony A. Lombardo
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2003

                                            For more information please contact:
                                                                   Dennis Curtin
                                           Chief Financial Officer, E-Z-EM, Inc.
                                                            (516) 333-8230 x3320

          E-Z-EM CONSIDERS SPIN-OFF AND IPO OF ANGIODYNAMICS SUBSIDIARY

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Monday, October 20, 2003 - E-Z-EM, Inc. (AMEX: EZM)
announced today that it was considering a spin-off and initial public offering
of its wholly-owned subsidiary, AngioDynamics, Inc., based in Queensbury, N.Y.

The Company stated that it has signed a letter of engagement with an investment
banking firm regarding a possible spin-off and public offering of AngioDynamics,
the initiation and timing of which will be subject to market and other
conditions, including receipt by the Company of a favorable private letter
ruling from the Internal Revenue Service as to the tax free nature of the
contemplated spin-off. The Company anticipates this transaction occurring in the
first half of 2004.

Any offering of the securities of AngioDynamics will be made only by means of a
prospectus included in a registration statement to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The statements made in this document contain certain forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects",
"intends", "anticipates", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates," or
variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that actual events or
results may differ from the Company's expectations. In addition to the matters
described above, the Company's ability to initiate and complete the contemplated
transactions described above will depend upon a number of factors including
overall economic conditions, general stock market conditions and the continuing
results of the Company, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in
the SEC filings of E-Z-EM, Inc., including but not limited to its Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended August 30, 2003, as well as its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended May 31, 2003.

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