Patent ID: 7603730

Claim:
A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan, the patient table having a patient support surface where the patient lies in the prone position, the patient table extending lengthwise between a pair of ends and widthwise between opposite sides, the patient positioning apparatus comprising: a head support configured to be removably mounted to the patient table and substantially suspended over the support surface of the patient table, at least a portion of the head support being above the patient table and between the pair of ends and the pair of sides, the head support supporting a patient's head above the support surface when the patient lies on the patient table in a prone position; and an arm support joined to the head support, the arm support configured to extend along the opposite sides of the patient table, the arm support being located below the head support and the patient table to support a patient's forearms below the head support.