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                                                                      Exhibit 23


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Forms S-8) pertaining to the 1983 Employee Stock Option Plan, the
1984 Employee Stock Option Plan, the 1985 Employee Stock Option Plan and the    
1994 Employee Stock Option Plan of Medical Imaging Centers of America, Inc. of
our report date February 2, 1996, except for Note 2, as to which the date is
March 19, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Medical Imaging Centers of America, Inc.  included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995.




                                                     ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Diego, California
March 25, 1996