Exhibit 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Form S-8 of our reports dated November 6, 2000 on the
financial statements of the Medical Imaging Business of Trex Medical Corporation
for each of the three years ended October 2, 1999 included in Hologic, Inc.'s
Form 8-K/A as filed on November 27, 2000.

                                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
April 30, 2001