Image-Guided Surgery - Overview. 1  Image-guided surgery (IGS) is the use of a real-time correlation of the operative field to a preoperative imaging data set that reflects the precise location of a selected surgical instrument to the surrounding anatomic structures. Although first developed for neurosurgery, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) rapidly became one of the leading indi...
Like most other muscles, there are two trapezius muscles â a left and a right trapezius â that are symmetrical and meet at the vertebral column. The trapezius arises from ligaments at its origins along the nuchal crest of the occipital bone and the spinous processes of the cervical and thoracic vertebrae....
Trapezius pain is caused by serious strain or injury around the neck muscles. This is mainly associated with increase in stress or strenuous work. This condition feels like a burning or throbbing sensation along the neck to the shoulder and it may be felt at the base of the head.