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                                                                Exhibit 10.30

                                EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


       This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of December 
15, 1998, between Image Guided Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation 
(the "Company"), and Jeffrey J. Hiller ("Hiller").

       In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth 
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

       1.     EMPLOYMENT.

              (a)    The Company employs Hiller to provide, on request, 
support for financial matters, including banking and accounting 
relationships, budgeting, acquisitions and mergers, divestitures, and 
financial reporting and to perform such other services as the chief executive 
officer of the Company shall designate from time to time.

              (b)    Hiller hereby accepts such employment.  Hiller agrees 
not to commit any act, nor make any statement, deleterious to the reputation 
and goodwill of the Company.

       2.     TERM.  The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 
1999, and end on June 30, 1999, unless sooner terminated as herein set forth.

       3.     COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.  

              (a)    For the performance of Hiller's duties hereunder, the 
Company shall pay Hiller $10,600 per month (payable twice monthly in amounts 
of $5,300) during the term of this Agreement.

              (b)    Hiller shall be entitled to such medical, disability and 
life insurance coverage and such vacation, sick leave and holiday benefits, 
if any, as are made available to the Company's top executive personnel, all 
in accordance with the Company's benefits program in effect from time to 
time.  Any accrued but unpaid vacation pay due to Hiller as of December 31, 
1998, shall be paid to him on December 31, 1998.

              (c)    All compensation shall be subject to payroll deductions 
and withholding as required by federal, state and local rules and regulations.

       4.     TERMINATION.  The employment hereunder shall terminate if 
Hiller is discharged for cause.  As used in this Agreement, the term "cause" 
shall mean Hiller is willfully engaged in misconduct which has a direct and 
material adverse monetary affect on the Company.

       5.     COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.  During the term of this Agreement and 
for a period of six months thereafter, Hiller agrees:

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              (a)    Hiller will not directly or indirectly, whether for his 
own account or as an individual, employee, director, consultant or advisor, 
or in any other capacity whatsoever, provide services to any person, firm, 
corporation or other business enterprise which is involved in the design, 
development, marketing or sale of optical localizers, image guided surgery 
products or minimally invasive surgical instruments.  This Agreement shall 
not preclude Hiller from providing services to any person, firm, corporation 
or other business enterprise which is not involved in the design, 
development, marketing or sale of optical localizers, image guided surgery 
products or minimally invasive surgical instruments.

              (b)    Hiller will not directly or indirectly encourage or 
solicit, or attempt to encourage or solicit, any individual to leave the 
Company's employ for any reason or interfere in any other manner with the 
employment relationships at the time between the Company and its current or 
prospective employees.

              (c)    Hiller will not induce or attempt to induce any 
customer, supplier, distributor, licensee or other business relation of the 
Company to cease doing business with the Company or in any way interfere with 
the existing business relationship between any such customer, supplier, 
distributor, licensee or other business relation and the Company.

       Hiller acknowledges that monetary damages may not be sufficient to 
compensate the Company for any economic loss which may be incurred by reason 
of breach of the foregoing restrictive covenants.  Accordingly, in the event 
of any such breach, the Company shall, in addition to any remedies available 
to the Company at law, be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of 
an injunction precluding Hiller from continuing to engage in such breach.  If 
any restriction set forth in this paragraph is held to be unreasonable, then 
Hiller and the Company agree, and hereby submit, to the reduction and 
limitation of such prohibition to such area or period as shall be deemed 
reasonable.

       6.     OPTIONS.  All of the stock options granted to Hiller to 
purchase the Company's common stock shall be amended in accordance with the 
Restated and Amended Stock Option Agreement executed simultaneously herewith. 

       7.     GENERAL PROVISIONS.  

              (a)    This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the 
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all 
prior agreements between the parties relating to such subject matter.  The 
parties agree that any employment agreement between the parties, including, 
without limitation, that certain employment agreement dated as of July 1, 
1996, as amended, shall terminate as of December 31, 1998, and neither party 
shall have any obligation to the other after December 31, 1998 under any such 
employment agreement (Hiller waives any right that he may have to severance). 
The Non-Disclosure and Inventions Agreement between Hiller and the Company 
shall not be affected by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and 
effect in accordance with its terms.

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              (b)    Hiller agrees to resign as vice president and chief 
financial officer of the Company as of December 31, 1998.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as 
of the date first above written.


COMPANY:                                         HILLER:
Image Guided Technologies, Inc.


By: /s/ Paul L. Ray                              /s/ Jeffrey J. Hiller
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       Paul L. Ray                               Jeffrey J. Hiller
       Chief Executive Officer