Patent ID: 7515690

Claim:
A radiological imaging orientation indicator, comprising: a singular linear indication member, said indication member has a first end, a second end and substantially uniform cross-sectional shape; said shape being either of an extruded letter, number and symbol; a face-mounted frame, said frame has nose-mounted portion, first and second ear-mounted portions attached to opposite sides of said nose-mounted portion and being positionable upon a patient's face in only a single orientation; said indication member being attached to said first ear-mounted portion; said face-mounted frame being disposed upon a face of said patient with said indication member disposed adjacent an identified side of said patient's body; and whereby when said linear indication member is disposed adjacent said patient's body and a sectional scanning image is produced, a cross-section of said indication member will appear in said scanning image, indicating an orientation of said patient's body with respect to said scanning image.