There is described method and apparatus for supporting a patient's body in a MR
scanner, including supporting it to rotate about its longitudinal axis and cant about a point on the longitudinal axis. Also provided are method and apparatus for supporting a patient's
head and neck and using a surgical head-holder. Yet another embodiment of the invention provides method and apparatus for attaching first and second stirrups to a member supporting the patient. According to yet another embodiment, the invention provides for keeping two or more different members for supporting a patient's body during a
medical procedure conducted in conjunction with an MR
scanner, wherein each member is adapted to be detachably inserted into a bore of the MR
scanner, and wherein each member provides for a different
patient support functionality, selecting one of the different members for use in a
medical procedure, positioning a patient's body on the selected member, and engaging the member with the MR scanner such that the member is disposed at least in part in a bore of the scanner.