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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CANAKES STEVEN P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VITAL IMAGES INC [VTAL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Global Sales & Sales Ops (Last) (First) (Middle) 5850 OPUS PARKWAY, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2011 (Street) MINNETONKA, MN 55343 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

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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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.11

06/15/2011

D

30,000

(1)

03/11/2013

Common Stock

30,000

$ 3.64

0

D

Employee Stock Option(right to buy)

$ 8.79

06/15/2011

D

17,600

(1)

03/02/2014

Common Stock

17,600

$ 9.96

0

D

Employee Stock Option(right to buy)

$ 15.99

06/15/2011

D

15,000

(1)

03/02/2015

Common Stock

15,000

$ 2.76

0

D

Employee Stock Option(right to buy)

$ 14.79

06/15/2011

D

12,500

(1)

03/01/2016

Common Stock

12,500

$ 3.96

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CANAKES STEVEN P 5850 OPUS PARKWAY SUITE 300 MINNETONKA, MN 55343			EVP, Global Sales & Sales Ops

Signatures

Steven P Canakes		06/17/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	To the extent not previously vested, this option became exercisable in full in connection with the acquisition of a majority of the company's outstanding shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis by Magenta Corporation pursuant to Magenta Corporation's tender offer for all of the company's outstanding shares of common stock. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between (a) $18.75 multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option and (b) the aggregate exercise price for all shares subject to the option.

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