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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
ADAC Laboratories on Form S-8 of our report dated October 25, 1994, except for
Note 10 as to which the date is December 7, 1994, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of ADAC
Laboratories as of October 2, 1994 and October 3, 1993, and for each of the
three fiscal years in the period ended October 2, 1994, which report is
incorporated by reference in Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2,
1994.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

San Jose, California 
May 26, 1995