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EXHIBIT 10.5

                    SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

     This SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into
This 1St Day of September, 1999 ("Execution Date") by and between ACCUIMAGE
DIAGNOSTICS CORP, a Nevada corporation, with principal offices located at 400
Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 114, South San Francisco, California 94080 ("Company")
and Allen B. Poirson, Ph.D., an Individual Residing At 2 Guerrero St., Apt. 302,
San Francisco, CA 94103 ("Poirson").

                                    RECITALS

     A.   Company has employed Poirson since June 15, 1998, as its President and
CEO. Additionally, Poirson was a Director of the Company for the same period;
and

     B.   Certain issues have been raised regarding the terms and conditions of
Poirson's employment, which the parties now wish resolve without dispute and
pursuant to the following terms and conditions.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings in
this Agreement, it is mutually agreed as follows:

                                   AGREEMENTS

     1.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Poirson has submitted his resignation, and
Company has accepted Poirson's resignation, effective on August 23, 1999 (the
"Termination Date"). As of that date, Poirson's employment and all positions and
assignments to and/or with the Company as well as all duties, responsibilities
and authorities with the Company terminated.

     2.   PAYMENT. Effective upon the Termination Date but subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

          a)   SEPARATION PAYMENT. Company agrees to pay Poirson a separation
payment consisting in the aggregate of the equivalent of two (2) months of his
current base salary (deemed to be the gross amount of Twenty-Three Thousand
Three Hundred Thirty-three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents ($23,333.33))
("Separation Payment"), payable by Company check on the Execution Date. Poirson
agrees to take all diligent and reasonable efforts to secure alternate
employment during this two month period from August 24, 1999 to October 23,
1999. In the event Poirson has not secured alternate employment as of October
23, 1999, Company agrees to pay Poirson for an additional four months, at the
rate of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents
($5,833.33) per month (representing 50% of his current annual rate or any
pro-rata portion thereof), payable pursuant to the Company's regularly scheduled
payroll periods and practices ("Additional Separation Payments"), provided that
any portion of such Additional Severance Payments will cease on the earlier of
February 23, 2000 or the date on which Poirson secures alternate employment. All
Additional Separation Payments shall be made by Company check, mailed to the
address listed for Poirson above.

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          b)   STOCK OPTIONS. Effective as of the Termination Date, Company
grants to Poirson a bonus of 50,000 fully vested options exercisable to purchase
the Company's Common Stock at $0.47 per share in recognition of his services.
This grant is in addition to the 100,000 vested stock options previously granted
on his employment also exercisable at $0.47 per share, plus the 25,000 options
which are vesting in September, 1999 pursuant to his Employment Agreement. The
exercise period regarding all 175,000 stock options shall be extended to three
years following the Termination Date stated above. Poirson acknowledges that if
he exercises any previously granted incentive stock options more that three
months after the Termination Date, the favorable tax treatment afforded to
holders of incentive stock options will not be available to him.

          c)   DEFERRED COMPENSATION. Company acknowledges that Poirson
previously has deferred Fifty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-two Dollars and
Eighty-eight Cents ($55,382.88) of his compensation during his employment with
the Company and agrees to pay Poirson this amount, plus 5% interest accruing
from January 1, 1999 (which totals One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-five Dollars
and Thirty-two Cents ($1,855.32)), payable by Company check on the Execution
Date.

          d)   COMPANY AUTOMOBILE. Poirson will promptly transfer the title and
lease on the 1997 BMW 328ic over to Company's name, and Company agrees to pay
all fees incurred in connection with the transfer. Poirson will return the car
to the Company no later than the close of business on October 23, 1999, and
Company agrees to pay all fees, including lease fees and insurance fees, during
this period.

          e)   HEALTH BENEFITS. Company is not subject to the provisions of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended ("COBRA").
Company will offer the coverage and pay the premiums necessary to enable the
Poirson to maintain his health coverage as currently provided under the
Company's group health plan from August 24, 1999 through the earlier of February
23, 2000 or whenever Poirson is eligible to obtain comparable coverage at
comparable cost through a subsequent employer.

          f)   FINAL EXPENSES. Company agrees to reimburse Poirson for his final
business expenses, which total One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Dollars and
Sixty-six Cents ($1,720.66), upon submission of appropriate documentation. This
payment is payable by Company check on the Execution Date. g) Poirson
specifically acknowledges that, as of the Termination Date, and except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, he has received all salary, bonus,
vacation, commissions, compensation time and other payments to which he is or
may be entitled pursuant to law, any prior agreement, or any of the Company's
policies or programs, and that he accrues no other benefits, including health
insurance, or entitlements on or after the Termination Date, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement.

     3.   COMPANY PROPERTY. Poirson represents that he has returned all items of
Company property he had or over which he had control, including, but not limited
to, any equipment belonging to the Company; all code and computer programs and
information of whatever nature; and any other materials, documents or
information, including, but not limited to, confidential information in his
possession or control that the Company owns all or some interest in and that he
will retain no copies thereof.

     4.   ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RELEASE.

          a)   In consideration of the promises and undertakings contained in
this Agreement, which Poirson acknowledges exceed any payments, benefits and/or
other things of value to which he might otherwise be entitled under any policy,
plan, practice or procedure of the Company or pursuant to any prior agreement
and/or contract with the Company, Poirson agrees, for himself, his heirs,
executors, administrators

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and assigns to fully release and forever discharge the Company, including any
and all of its related and affiliated entities, employees, agents, attorneys,
shareholders, officers and/or directors, from any and all claims, causes of
action, liabilities, demands, damages, penalties, debts, obligations, whether
now known or unknown, existing, claimed to exist or which can ever arise out of
or result from or in connection with Poirson's employment with or termination
from the Company.

          b)   Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Poirson
acknowledges that this Agreement shall operate as a complete bar to any
litigation, charges, complaints, grievances or based upon or in any way related
to (i) any prior employment agreements, incentive agreements or benefits or
retirement plans; (ii) any property, contract or tort claims, including wrongful
discharge, breach of employment contract, breach of the covenant of good faith
and fair dealing, retaliation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional
distress, tortious interference with existing or prospective economic advantage,
negligence, misrepresentation, breach of privacy, defamation, loss of
consortium, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of public policy or any other
common law claim of any kind; (iii) any violation or alleged violation of Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act, as amended, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990,
the Equal Pay Act, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the California Fair Employment
and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, any and all provisions of the
California Labor Code, the California Unemployment Compensation Code, and the
California Workers' Compensation Act; (iv) any claims for severance pay, bonus,
sick leave, vacation or holiday pay, life insurance, health, disability or
medical insurance or any other fringe benefit; and (v) any claim relating to or
arising under any other local, state or federal statute or regulation or
principle of common law (whether in contract or in tort) governing the
employment of individuals, discrimination in employment and/or the payment of
wages or benefits.

          c)   Poirson understands that if any fact with respect to any matter
covered by this Agreement is found to be other than, or different from the facts
now believed by his to be true, he expressly accepts and assumes the risk of
such possible difference in facts and agree that this Agreement shall be, and
remain, in full force and effect notwithstanding such difference in fact.
Poirson acknowledges and warrants that there are no claims or actions currently
filed or pending relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

     5.   CONSULTATION. As a material provision of this Agreement, Poirson
agrees, during the period of receiving Separation Payments, to make himself
available, at reasonable times and on a reasonable basis to consult with Company
and its several service providers, specifically including but not limited to the
members of its Board of Directors and Robert Taylor, and otherwise to provide
advice and professional services reasonably required in order to complete his
current projects and to provide for an orderly transition of Company's
management and administrative activities.

     6.   GENERAL RELEASE. The release set forth above is a general release and,
except as expressly provided herein, is intended to encompass all known and
unknown, foreseen and unforeseen claims which either party may have against the
other, including all Associated Persons up to and including the date of this
Agreement. It is further understood and agreed that the parties expressly waive
all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California and
any similar law of any state or territory of the United States. Said section
provides as follows:

     "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does
     not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
     release, which if known by him must have materially affected his
     settlement with the debtor."

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     7.   CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

          a)   CONFIDENTIALITY OF AGREEMENT. The parties specifically agree to
keep the fact and terms of this Agreement confidential. Poirson agrees to
discuss it only with his attorney, advisors, accountant and immediate family.
Company agrees to discuss it only with officers, directors, or agents with a
specific need to know and to specifically instruct such persons regarding the
obligations of this Agreement, including but not limited to the confidentiality
and non-disparagement provisions.

          b)   CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Poirson shall forever
hold in strictest confidence and trust all trade secrets and confidential or
proprietary information of any nature and in any form which is treated as
confidential by Company and which is not generally known to the public, and will
not disclose it except for legitimate Company purposes and with the Company's
express written consent. For these purposes, confidential information means all
business information of whatever nature regarding the Company, its employees,
directors, customers and suppliers; its procedures, business methods, financial,
personnel and salary information; and identities and all other information
regarding or otherwise related to its customers and suppliers of goods and
services, any or all of which information is not otherwise generally known to
the public at large.

          c)   The Parties agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the
foregoing will be inadequate, and that either Party shall be entitled to seek
appropriate injunctive relief in addition to any remedy at law in case of any
breach of these provisions of this Section.

     8.   AUTHORITY. Both Parties warrant and represent that each has the sole
right and exclusive authority to execute this Agreement and Release, and that
neither is restricted in so doing.

     9.   COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement expresses the full and complete
agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and any
modification of this Agreement shall not be effective unless it is in a writing
signed by all parties to this Agreement. No party has been or is being
influenced to any extent or is relying upon any representation, covenant or
statement by any other person unless set forth in this Agreement.

     10.  NO LIABILITY. The Parties agree and understand that the payment of
monies and giving of other consideration, and the execution of this release and
the agreements contained herein do not constitute nor shall be construed as an
admission of any liability whatsoever by the parties thereto, or the admission
of the validity of any claim made by or against either party.

     11.  GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the
State of California applicable to contracts executed and wholly performed
therein.

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                                      -4-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into and effective this
24th day of August, 1999 ("Effective Date") by and between ACCUIMAGE DIAGNOSTICS
CORP., a Nevada corporation ("Company") and ROBERT TAYLOR ("Executive"),
regarding the terms and conditions of his employment by and with the Company.

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     WHEREAS, Company wishes to employ Executive and Executive wishes to be
employed to provide his services to Company on the terms and conditions set
forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and sufficient consideration, the parties agree as
follows:

                               A G R E E M E N T :
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     1.   POSITION AND DUTIES: Executive will be employed as Chief Executive
Officer of Company, effective August 24, 1999, or such other position and duties
as the Company's Board of Directors ("Board") may determine and assign,
consistent with Executive's background, experience and performance. As Chief
Executive Officer, Executive will report to the Board, will have profit and loss
responsibility for the Company, as well as overall responsibility for directing
the Company toward the achievement of its business objectives as approved by the
Board, plus those duties of an executive officer of the Company established from
time to time by the board and such additional duties as may be mutually agreed
from time to time.

     2.   TERM: Executive's employment will be at will and for no specific term,
terminable at the will of either Executive or the Company on thirty (30) days
written notice, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

     3.   STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE: Executive agrees to perform all of his
duties in a fully professional manner pursuant to the standards of skill,
competence and efficiency expected of his position, and subject to the direction
and control of the Board. He agrees to devote his full business time, energy and
attention and give his best efforts and skills exclusively to the furtherance
and best interests of the Company, and to the performance of his duties
hereunder.

     The above notwithstanding, and specifically subject to Board approval and
the provisions of Section 6 below, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time
for personal business, charitable, community or professional activities will not
be deemed a breach of this Agreement, provided that such activities,
individually or in the aggregate, do not interfere materially with the
performance of his duties hereunder, and further provided that in engaging in
such activities he complies fully with the non-compete and confidentiality
provisions of this Agreement and/or related policies of the Company, as they may
be modified from time to time. Executive understands and agrees that the
performance of his duties and his employment with the Company generally are
subject to all of the policies of the Company, the Board, the Company's Articles
of Incorporation and By-laws, and to and all laws and regulations applicable to
corporations generally and to the medical imaging industry in particular.

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     4.   COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND PERSONNEL POLICIES:

          (a)  As compensation for all services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, including serving as a member of the Board, if so elected, Executive
shall be entitled to a base salary in a gross amount equivalent to $126,500
calculated on an annualized basis, and payable pursuant to the Company's regular
payroll practices. The base salary is subject to periodic review, not less
frequently than annually, and adjustment as recommended and approved by the
Board in its sole discretion.

          (b)  Executive is also entitled to receive the following incentive
bonuses:

               (i)  Should the Company make a before tax net profit ("EBT") of
$650,000 for fiscal year commencing October 1, 1999 and ending September 30,
2000 ("FY2000"), and net of any bonuses earned and payable pursuant to sections
4(b)(ii) and (iii), Executive shall be entitled to a profit sharing performance
bonus of $61,750; and

               (ii) Should the Company's gross revenues for each quarter in
FY2000 exceed $600,000, Executive shall be entitled to a bonus of 1.9% of the
quarterly gross revenue. Such bonus will be calculated quarterly and shall be
payable within 45 days of the end of each quarter. The foregoing
notwithstanding, in the event that the Company's gross revenues do not exceed
$600,000 in any single quarter during FY2000 ("Deficit Quarter"), but the
aggregate annual gross revenues for the fiscal year to date exceed $600,000
times the number of elapsed quarters to date, Executive will nonetheless be
entitled to a bonus for the Deficit Quarter calculated at 1.9% of the revenues
for the Deficit Quarter. Solely by way of example, if the Company's gross
revenues for Q1 equal $1,000,000, Executive will be entitled to a bonus for that
quarter of 1.9% times $1,000,000. If the Company's gross revenues for Q2 equal
$300,000, Executive will be entitled to a bonus for that quarter of 1.9% times
$300,000, because the cumulative total of Q1 and Q2 exceeds two (2) times
$600,000 ($1,200,000). If the Company's gross revenue for Q3 also equals
$300,000, Executive will not be entitled to a bonus for that quarter, as the
cumulative total of Q1, Q2 and Q3 does not exceed three (3) times $600,000
($1,800,000). But if the Company's gross revenues for Q4 are $600,000, Executive
will still be entitled to a bonus for that quarter of 1.9% times $600,000, even
though the cumulative total of Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 does not exceed four (4) times
$600,000 ($2,400,000); and

               (iii) Should the Company's gross revenues for FY2000 exceed
$2,500,000, Executive shall be entitled to a bonus of 0.95% of the gross
revenue. This bonus is in addition to any bonus received pursuant to sections
4(b)(i) and (ii) above and shall be payable within 90 days of the fiscal year
end.

          (c)  As of the Effective Date, Executive will be granted an option to
purchase One Hundred Fifty Thousand shares (150,000) shares of Company's common
stock at $0.56 per share, exercisable over a ten year period from the date of
grant, at an exercise price calculated at the market price of the Company's
stock as of the Effective Date, pursuant to a stock option agreement containing
additional terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Board, and vesting
over a four year period on a quarterly basis.

          (d)  Executive will also be covered by and/or entitled to participate
in Company's policies and/or plans regarding benefits of employment, including
all pension, profit sharing and other retirement plans, and all group health,
hospitalization and disability insurance plans and other employee welfare
benefit plans, as are customarily available to and on the same terms as other
key executives. In addition, Executive's employment is subject to Company's
personnel and financial policies as they may be developed and modified from time
to time.

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          (e)  The Company will reimburse Executive promptly for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his
duties, including but not limited to travel expenses, food and lodging while
away from home, and reasonable entertainment expenses, consistent with such
policies as the Company may establish from time to time and provided that
Executive provides appropriate and timely expense reports with appropriate
supporting documentation.

          (f)  During each calendar year of employment, Executive is entitled
paid vacation, sick leave and other paid leaves in accordance with the Company's
polices with respect to paid leaves for executives.

     5.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT:

          (a)  WITHOUT CAUSE. Company may terminate Executive's employment
without cause effective upon thirty (30) days' written notice. In the event that
the Company terminates Executive's employment without cause Executive shall be
entitled to: (i) payment of all earned but unpaid compensation through the date
of termination; (ii) payment of base salary and group health coverage for an
additional two month period, payable pursuant to the Company's regular payroll
practices at the time ("Severance Period"); and (iii) vesting of any options
that otherwise would have vested during the Severance Period. All
unvested/unvestable options shall be forfeit as of the date of termination and
the Company shall be relieved of any further obligations under the Agreement in
this regard.

          (b)  WITH CAUSE. The Company may also terminate Executive's
employment, at any time and without any prior notice, written or otherwise, for
cause which, for purposes of this Agreement, is defined as any one of the
following: (i) criminal conduct, an act of dishonesty or material breach of this
Agreement; (ii) repeated or demonstrated failure or refusal to perform the
material duties of his position after receiving at least ten (10) days' written
notice of the nature of the failure or refusal to perform, or any failure or
refusal to follow a lawful directive of the Board; or (iii) taking any action or
conducting himself in a manner which is contrary or inimical to the best
interests or reputation of the Company, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliated
companies. In the event the Company terminates Executive for cause, he will be
entitled only to compensation earned, pro rata, and any options that have vested
pursuant to their terms, up to the date of his termination. All unvested options
shall be forfeit as of the date of termination and the Company shall be relieved
of any further obligations hereunder.

          (c)  INCAPACITY. If during the period of his employment Executive
becomes temporarily disabled from performing his duties hereunder through
illness or otherwise, he will be entitled to a leave of absence with
continuation of base salary for the duration of the disability up to a maximum
in the aggregate of three (3) months. If it reasonably appears to the Company in
the good faith exercise of its judgment that the disability will be permanent,
or in any event if such disability lasts longer than three months, the Company
will have the right to terminate Executive's employment immediately thereafter
and Executive will be entitled to receive whatever benefits he may be entitled
to receive pursuant to the Company's benefit plans or policies.

          (d)  DEATH. If Executive should die while actively employed pursuant
to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to his estate or designated
beneficiaries within sixty (60) days: (i) any earned but unpaid base salary
through the date of death; (ii) any bonus as determined by the Board to be
appropriate, pro rata through the date of death; and (iii) any other death
benefit made available to similarly situated executives in accordance with the
terms and conditions of Company's regular policies or programs.

          (e)  RESIGNATION. In the event Executive elects to resign, Executive
shall provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice of such election to
resign and shall be entitled to payment of all

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earned but unpaid compensation and any options that have vested pursuant to
their terms, up to the date of termination. All unvested options shall be
forfeit as of the date of termination and the Company shall be relieved of any
further obligations under the Agreement.

     6.   NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETITION:

          (a)  During Executive's employment and during any Severance Period
thereafter, he will not engage, either directly or beneficially, in any outside
business or financial activity, nor render any service in any capacity to anyone
in the business of medical imaging technology. For purposes of this Section 6
and of Section 7, below, Executive agrees and understands that the Company is
defined to include any parent, subsidiary, predecessor, successor or affiliate
of the Company, and further that "engaging in business" or "rendering any
service" includes serving as an officer, director, employee, shareholder,
investor, consultant (with or without compensation) or adviser to any other
entity which engages in the Company's business in the United States. Executive
agrees that with respect to any other outside work during the employment period,
including self-employment, he is required to obtain the advance written approval
of the Company's Board of Directors, which will evaluate his request taking into
account such factors as his work schedule, duties and responsibilities, any
actual or apparent conflict or incompatibility of employment, and any potential
impact on his performance. The Board's determination shall be made in its sole
discretion, and shall be final.

          (b)  During his employment, during any Severance Period, and for one
year thereafter, except as required by his duties for the Company, Executive
will not, directly or indirectly, or in concert with others, employ nor solicit
nor influence nor otherwise cause any employee of the Company or any of its
affiliated companies to leave their employment with the Company.

     7.   CONFIDENTIALITY, TRADE SECRETS, AND ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS:

          (a)  Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the course of his
employment with Company, and in preparation therefore and thereafter, he will be
privy to many trade secrets and/or proprietary and other confidential or
privileged information (together "Proprietary Information") regarding the
Company which may affect, among other things, the successful conduct,
furtherance and protection of the Company's business and good will. For these
purposes, confidential information means all business information of whatever
nature regarding the Company (including any and all parents, subsidiaries,
predecessors, successors or affiliates), or about any of its products or
services or potential products or services, business plans, executives,
employees, and methods of doing business, which is not generally known to the
public at large. Trade secrets means information which derives independent
economic value from not being generally known to the public or to others who can
derive economic value from its disclosure or use and is the subject of
reasonable efforts to maintain its secrecy. This Proprietary Information
specifically includes but is not limited to technological information, customer
lists, types and prices of merchandise and orders, future plans, sales methods,
and salary and other personnel information. Executive agrees to keep all such
information in strictest confidence and not to disclose it except for legitimate
purposes of the Company and with the Company's express written consent, either
during his employment or at any time thereafter.

          (b)  On termination of his employment, Executive shall promptly
deliver to the Company all equipment belonging to it, all code and computer
programs of whatever nature, as well as all manuals, letters, correspondence,
reports, price lists, customer lists, sales information, and all copies thereof,
and all other materials of a confidential nature regarding the Company's
business that are in his possession or control. Executive further agrees that
the remedy at law for any breach of the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 herein
will be inadequate, and that the Company will be entitled to seek appropriate
injunctive relief in addition to any remedy at law in case of any such breach.

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          (c)  Executive acknowledges and specifically agrees that fully all
work he performs within the scope of his employment, and/or all work which
relates at the time of conception or reduction to the Company's business, or
actual or anticipated research or development of the Company, and/or all work
which results from any work Executive performs for the Company, whether such
work is performed during regular business hours or otherwise, and whether
utilizing the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information or otherwise, shall belong to the Company. Executive agrees to
assign, or offer to assign, or to take such other reasonable action to assure
that any and all rights to such work shall belong or otherwise be transferred to
the Company.

          (d)  Executive further agrees, as a condition of continued employment,
to promptly disclose to the Company all ideas, processes, inventions,
improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports and
discoveries coming within the scope of the Company's business or related to its
products or to any research, design, development, application or production work
carried on by the Company, or to any problems or programs specifically assigned
to Executive, conceived alone or with others during his employment, and whether
or not conceived during regular working hours. All such ideas, processes,
programs, applications, trademarks, inventions, improvements, developments and
discoveries, whether patentable or not, shall be the Company's sole and
exclusive property, and Executive assigns and hereby agrees to assign his entire
right, title and interest in and to the same to the Company, and to take such
other reasonable action to assure that such work shall belong to and be
protected on behalf of the Company.

     8.   GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed
according to the laws of the State of California.

     9.   RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES: Any controversy between Executive and the
Company involving his employment with the Company or termination thereof,
including but not limited to enforcement, construction, or application of any
term, provision, or condition of this Agreement, except with respect to
paragraphs 6 and 7 hereof, shall be referred to non-binding mediation by a sole
mediator to be selected by agreement between the parties within ten (10)
business days. The mediation shall be scheduled and conducted as promptly as
practicable, and the costs of mediation shall be borne equally by the parties.

     If the parties cannot themselves agree on a mediator, or if mediation does
not resolve the matter, then either party shall submit the controversy or claim,
within 180 days, to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal
Arbitration Act and the rules of the Judicial and Mediation Services ("JAMS")
then in effect, such arbitration to be conducted in the County of San Mateo,
California. Failure to initiate arbitration within such one hundred and eighty
(180) day period, or as mutually extended, shall constitute a waiver of any and
all such claims, and they shall be forever barred. Both parties will attempt to
agree upon a mutually acceptable arbitrator. If they are unable to agree upon an
arbitrator, then an arbitrator will be selected in accordance with the
then-current rules of the JAMS. The parties further agree that arbitrator shall
be entitled to award money damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees to the
prevailing party, but shall not be entitled to award any other remedy at law or
equity including but not limited to exemplary damages, specific performance or
injunctive relief. The costs of the arbitrator will be shared equally by both
parties. The parties agree that, except as specifically excepted herein,
arbitration will be their exclusive form for resolving disputes with one another
regarding the employment relationship and this Agreement, and they expressly
waive any entitlement they may have to have controversies between them decided
by a jury or a court of law.

     10.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter of it, and
supersedes and merges all prior discussions between the parties about such
subject matter.

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     11.  SEVERABILITY: In the event that one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in
any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not impair
the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions herein.

     12.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement is binding on Executive's
heirs, executors, administrators, and other legal representatives and will be
for the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.

     13.  NOTICES: Any notice or other communication required or given hereunder
shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by telecopier, certified,
registered, or express mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so
delivered personally or by telecopier, or if mailed, two days after the date of
mailing, as follows:

     If to the Company, addressed to it at:

          AccuImage Diagnostics Corp.
          400 Oyster Point Blvd.
          So. San Francisco, CA 94080
          Attention: Chairman

     If to Executive, addressed to him at:

          Robert Taylor, Ph.D.
          3745 24TH Street, Apt. 2
          San Francisco, CA  94114

or at such other address as either party may from time to time specify by giving
notice as provided herein.

     14.  INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE. The Company will indemnify Executive to
the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of California, as in
effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and the Executive shall be
entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to
maintain generally for the benefit of its directors and officers insuring
against all costs, charges and expenses whatsoever incurred or sustained by the
Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which Executive
may be made a part by reason of being or having been an officer or employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, predecessors, or serving or having
served any other enterprises at the request of the Company (other than any
dispute, claim or controversy brought by the Company against Executive for
breach of any provision of this Agreement).

     15.  SOURCE OF FUNDS. Any and all payments provided pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made in cash from the general funds of the Company and no
special or separate fund or insurance arrangement shall be established or
created and no other segregation of assets made to assure payment. To the extent
that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company hereunder,
such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the
Company.

     16.  AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS: This Agreement may not be amended, modified,
superseded, canceled, renewed, extended, or any terms waived, except by written
instrument signed by both parties, or in the case of waiver, by the party to be
charged.

                                  EXHIBIT 10.6
                                      -6-
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement as of
the month and date first above written.

                                       EXECUTIVE:

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Robert Taylor, Ph.D.
                                       ACCUIMAGE DIAGNOSTICS CORP.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       By: Douglas Boyd, Ph.D.
                                       Its: Chairman of the Board

                                  EXHIBIT 10.6
                                      -7-

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