UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 10-KA
                                Amendment No. 1

                 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
            of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Fee Required)

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996      Commission File Number 0-19019

                         PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               New York                                     13-33326724
            (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

            1516 Cotner Avenue
            Los Angeles, California                            90025
            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (310) 479-0390

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   NONE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Common Stock, 
$.01 par value

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 of 15(d) of the  Securities  and  Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes         No  X

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent files pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein,  and will not be contained,  to the best
of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. ___________

The  aggregate   market  value  of  the   registrant's   common  stock  held  by
non-affiliates of the registrant was  approximately  $10,376,453 on June 6, 1997
based upon the mean between the closing bid and closing ask price for the common
stock in the over-the-counter market on said date.

The number of shares of the  registrant's  common stock  outstanding  on June 6,
1997 was 38,657,260 shares (excluding treasury shares).

                      Documents Incorporated by Reference

                                     NONE







                                       PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

    (a)Financial Statements - The following financial statements are 
filed herewith:

                                                                        Page No.

 Independent Auditors Report........................................  F-1

 Consolidated Balance Sheets........................................  F-2...F-3

 Consolidated Statements of Operations..............................  F-4...F-5

 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity [Deficit]..........  F-6

 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows..............................  F-7...F-9

 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.........................  F-10..F-27

     Schedules  - The  Following  financial  statement  schedules  are filed
herewith:

    Independent Auditor's Report on Supplemental Schedule..............  S-1

  Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts....................  S-2...S-4

      All other  schedules  are omitted  because they are not  applicable or the
      required information is shown in the consolidated  financial statements or
      notes thereto.

      (b)Exhibits - The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by
reference herein:

                                                                 Incorporated by
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit                               Reference to

3.1.1        Certificate of Incorporation as amended                       (A)

3.1.2        November 17, 1992 amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation(A)

3.2          By-laws

4.1          Form of Common Stock Certificate                             (AA)

4.2          Form of Indenture between Registrant and American Stock Transfer
             and Trust Company as Incorporated by Indenture Trustee with respect
             to the 10% Series A Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2003(B)

4.3          Form of 10% Series A Convertible Subordinated Debenture Due 2003
             [Included in Exhibit 4.2]                                       (B)

10.1         Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of April 30, 1992
             by and among PHS, CCC Franchising Acquisition Corp. II 
             ["New RadNet"],RadNet Management, Inc., Beverly Hills MRI, 
             Dr. Berger and Dr. Krane(C)

10.2         Partnership Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1992 by and
             among PHS, New RadNet and Dr. Berger and Dr. Krane            (C)


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10.3         Promissory Note dated June 12, 1992 ["Purchaser Note"] issued by
             New RadNet in the principal amount of $10,000,000 payable to
             Dr. Berger ["Purchaser Note"].  
             [An identical note payable to Dr. Krane  was issued to him.]  (c)  
                              
10.4         PHS Guarantee, dated as of June 12, 1992, of payment of the
             Purchaser Notes                                               (C)

10.5         Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 12, 1992 pursuant to which
             PHS as pledgor pledged the outstanding  capital stock of New RadNet
             to Drs. Berger and Krane to secure its guarantee               (C)

10.6         Secured Promissory Note, dated June 12, 1992 ["Sellers' Note"] 
             issued  by Drs. Berger and Krane, jointly in the principal 
             amount of $6,000,000 payable to New RadNet                     (C)

10.7         Stock Pledge  Agreement dated as of June 12, 1992 pursuant to which
             Drs. Berger and Krane as pledgors  pledged the 5,000,000  shares of
             PHS  Common  Stock  issued  to them in the  acquisition,  to PHS to
             secure repayment of the Sellers' Note (C)

10.8         Employment Agreement dated as of June 12, 1992 between New
             RadNet and Howard G. Berger.  [Dr. Krane executed a substantially
             identical employment agreement with New RadNet on said date.] (C)

10.10        Employment Agreement dated as of May 2, 1995 between PHS and Herman
             Rosenman [to serve as chief executive officer of New RadNet](D)

10.11        Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 1994 between the
             Tower Group and RadNet Sub                                    (D)

10.12        Management Agreement dated as of October 1, 1994 between the Tower
             Group and RadNet Sub                                          (D)

10.15        Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 9, 1993 for the
             acquisition of Advantage Health Systems, Inc. ["AHS"] between PHS,
             John T. Lincoln and Paul G. Shoffeitt                         (D)

10.16        Employment Services Agreement dated November 9, 1993 between
             AHS and Paul G. Shoffeitt [John T. Lincoln executed a similar
             employment services agreement with AHS on the same date]        (D)

10.17        Deposit  Agreement for stock  dividend of CareAd common stock dated
             October 31, 1994 and Midlantic bank, N.A., PHS and CareAd       (D)

10.18        Separation Agreement dated January 31, 1995 between PHS and 
             CareAd                                                          (D)

10.19        Separation Agreement dated April 20, 1995 between PHS and CareAd(E)

10.20        Stock Purchase Agreement made as of June 2, 1995 among PHS,
             CareAd, Howard G. Berger and Robert E. Brennan                (E)

10.21        Medical Receivable  Purchase and Sale Agreement made as of July 31,
             1995 between Bristol A/R and Primedex Corporation  [relating to the
             sale of the Primedex Corporation portfolio of workers' compensation
             receivables]                                                   (F)




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10.22        Employment Agreement dated as of September 14, 1995 between
             PHS and Steven R. Hirschtick                                   *

10.23        First  Amendment  dated  September  14, 1995 between PHS and Herman
             Rosenman [consented to by RadNet], to Employment Agreement dated as
             of May 2, 1994 between PHS and Herman Rosenman *

10.24        Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated as of July 21, 1995
             between PHS and Steven R. Hirschtick                           *

10.25        Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 1995 among
             PHS, RadNet Managed Imaging Services, Inc. ["RMIS"], Future
             Diagnostics, Inc. ["FDI"] and the shareholders of FDI relating
             to the purchase by RMIS of all of the outstanding stock of FDI   *

10.26        Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 22, 1996, between the
             Company and Diagnostic Imaging Services, Inc.                  *

10.27        Stockholders Agreement by and among the Company, Diagnostic
             Imaging Services, Inc. and Norman Hames                        *

10.28        Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 18, 1996 between the
             Company and Norman Hames                                       *
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   (A)  Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibit  filed  with PHS'  Registration
Statement on Form S-1 [File No. 33-51870].
   (AA)  Incorporated  by  reference  to exhibit  filed  with PHS'  Registration
Statement on Form S-3 [File 33- 73150].
   (B)  Incorporated  by  reference  to  exhibit  filed  with PHS'  Registration
Statement on Form S-3 [File No. 33-59888].
   (C)  Incorporated  by reference to exhibit  filed in an amendment to Form 8-K
   report for June 12, 1992. (D) Incorporated by reference to exhibit filed with
   PHS' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 1994.
   (E)  Incorporated by reference to exhibit filed with PHS' Form 8-K report for
   June 5, 1995. (F)  Incorporated  by reference to exhibit filed with PHS' Form
   8-K report for August 4, 1995.
   (*)  Filed herewith.