A stretcher includes an elongated base having a head end and a foot end, a plurality of floor-engaging casters rotatably mounted to the base, a radiolucent upper deck, head and foot end hydraulic cylinders coupled to the base adjacent to the head and foot ends thereof, and head and foot end connectors for coupling the head and foot end hydraulic cylinders to the head and foot ends of the upper deck. The head and foot end connectors secure the upper deck to the base while allowing (a) movement of the upper deck between a low position and a high position, (aa) translation of the upper deck toward the foot end of the base, and (aaa) rotation of the upper deck to a Trendelenberg position or to a reverse Trendelenberg position. The head end and foot end hydraulic cylinders are spaced apart to define a central imaging region above the base between the hydraulic cylinders which is free of structure that would interfere with imaging. The stretcher further includes a base, a pair of front wheel assemblies coupled to the base, a pair of rear wheel assemblies coupled to the base, a deck coupled to the base, a pair of armboards coupled to the deck, each armboard positioned to overlie a respective one of the pair of front wheel assemblies, and a pair of handles coupled to the deck, each handle positioned to overlie a respective one of the pair of rear wheel assemblies. In a preferred embodiment the deck includes a transversely-extending cross bar, with armboards pivotally coupled thereto.