Patent ID: 8099150

Claim:
A head support assembly for immobilizing the head of a patient during an MRI-guided procedure, comprising: a base configured to be removably secured to a gantry; a head support frame attached to the base; a longitudinally extending head coil apparatus secured to the base, wherein the head coil apparatus comprises a plurality of RF coils and is configured to surround at least a portion of the patient's head within the head support frame, wherein the head coil apparatus includes opposite first and second end portions, wherein the head support frame is positioned at the first end portion of the head coil apparatus, and wherein the head coil apparatus first end portion comprises a plurality of spaced-apart access windows formed therein; and a plurality of head engagement rods adjustably associated with the head support frame, wherein the rods are configured to engage the patient's head within the head support frame, and wherein each rod extends through a respective access window of the head coil apparatus.