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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 pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
our reports dated November 4, 1996 on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of ADAC Laboratories as of and for
each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 29, 1996,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ADAC Laboratories for the fiscal
year ended September 29, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1934.


                                                Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.




San Jose, California
August 15, 1997