SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D. C.  20549

                                    SCHEDULE 13G
                                   Amendment No. 4

                       Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            Merge Technologies Incorporated
                                   (Name of Issuer)

                        Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share
                            (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   589981 10 9
                                  (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2004
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

	Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

	[   ]	Rule 13d-1(b)

	[   ]	Rule 13d-1(c)

	[ X ]	Rule 13d-1(d)





CUSIP No.:	589981 10 9

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1.	Name(s) of Reporting Persons Social Security or Internal Revenue
	Service Identification Nos. of Above Persons

	Robert T. Geras

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2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

	(a)	Not Applicable
	(b)	[    ]

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3.	SEC Use Only

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4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization			U. S. A.
	
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Number of	5.	Sole Voting Power			668,180(1)(2)
Shares		--------------------------------------------------------------	
Beneficially	6.	Shared Voting Power			      0
Owned by Each	--------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting	7.	Sole Dispositive Power			465,015(1)
Person With	--------------------------------------------------------------
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power		      0
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9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
	Person							668,180(1)(2)
	
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10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [   ]

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11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)		5.06%

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12.	Type of Reporting Person					  IN

	
(1) Includes vested options issued to purchase 37,500 shares of Common Stock.
(2) Reflects 203,165 shares of Common Stock held by trusts for the benefit
    of Mr. Geras' adult children, the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Geras
    disclaims.





Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:

		Merge Technologies Incorporated

Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

		1126 South 70th Street
		Suite S 107 B
		Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214-3151

Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:

		Robert T. Geras

Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

		55 East Erie, Apartment #2905
		Chicago, Illinois  60611

Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

		U. S. A.

Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

		589981 10 9

Item 3.		If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
		13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

		(a) [   ]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of
				the Act
		(b) [   ]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
		(c) [   ]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19)
				of the Act
		(d) [   ]  Investment company registered under section 8 of
				the Investment Company Act
		(e) [   ]  An investment adviser registered under section 203
				of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
		(f) [   ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
				accordance with section 240.13d-1(b(1)(ii)(F)
		(g) [   ]  A parent holding company, in accordance with
				section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
		(h) [   ]  A savings association as defined in section 3(b)
				of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
		(i) [   ]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition
				of an investment company under section
				3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
		(j) [   ]  Group, in accordance with section
				240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)




Item 4.	Ownership

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:			    668,180(1)(2)

	(b)	Percent of Class:				       5.06%

	(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:

		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote    668,180(1)(2)

		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote 	  0
 
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
								    465,015(1)

		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
			of						  0

(1) Includes vested options issued to purchase 37,500 shares of Common Stock.
(2) Reflects 203,165 shares of Common Stock held by trusts for the benefit of
    Mr. Geras' adult children, the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Geras
    disclaims.


Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
	date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
	of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
	following  [   ].

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

	Not applicable

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
	the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
	
	Not applicable

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

	Not applicable

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group

	Not applicable

Item 10. Certification 

	None





                                   SIGNATURE
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	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.


Date:	February 7, 2005


Signature:



/s/ Robert T. Geras	
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Robert T. Geras