It's an extraordinary fight among highly paid medical specialists, with each side accusing the other of putting money ahead of patient welfare.
As investment pours into private radiology, a grouping of powerful radiology companies are taking on surgeons who have begun taking stakes in private practices that do MRI, CT and x-ray scanning.
The scrap is embroiling the High Court, ACC, the Commerce Commission, the professional medical colleges - and includes bitter accusations to the Medical Council.
Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.
