Patent ID: 7650657

Claim:
An elongated imaging platform overlay having a width, length, and structural integrity adapted to fit upon a CT-type imaging cradle and to support a human body, comprising: a platform having a middle region and two elongated perimeter regions formed on opposing edges of the middle region, wherein the elongated perimeter regions are thinner than the middle region; and elongated ridges located on an underside of the elongated perimeter regions adjacent outer edges of the elongated perimeter regions, and wherein an underside of the elongated overlay is sized and adapted to interact with another structure; and wherein the overlay further comprises: a lower surface of a middle region of the overlay configured to mate with a top surface of the CT-type imaging cradle; wherein the elongated ridges have at least one of an isosceles trapezoidal and a hemispherical cross-sectional shape, wherein peaks of the elongated ridges are a lowest surface of the elongated ridges, wherein a distance between the peaks and an upper surface of the another structure is either less than about 0.35 inch or greater than about 1 inch, wherein an inner side of each of the elongated ridges is located and configured to avoid contact with the CT-type imaging cradle; and wherein the overlay comprises an elongated upper surface, sized and adapted to support a human body.