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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of MedQuest, Inc. of our report dated June 7, 2002, except
for the information in note 18 for which the date is August 8, 2002, relating to
the financial statements of MQ Associates, Inc. and Subsidiaries, which appears
in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration
Statement.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
December 30, 2002