A patient bed support for maneuvering a patient in an open MRI system that includes an upper pole assembly and a lower pole assembly. In some embodiments, the patient bed support includes a frame for attaching the patient bed support to the lower pole assembly in the MRI system and a member rotatably attached to the frame such that at least a portion of the member rotates completely about a longitudinal axis of the lower pole assembly. In other embodiments, the frame may be a ring that is sized in order to position the ring around an upper portion of the lower pole assembly. In still other embodiments, the member may be a ring that is sized in order to position the ring around an upper portion of the lower pole assembly.