Simulation is the imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.
Simulation is used in many contexts, including the modeling of natural systems or human systems in order to gain insight into their functioning. Other contexts include
simulation of technology for performance optimization, safety engineering, testing, training and education.
Simulation can be used to show the eventual real effects of alternative conditions and courses of action. Key issues in
simulation include acquisition of valid source information about the referent, selection of key characteristics and behaviours, the use of simplifying approximations and assumptions within the
simulation, and fidelity and validity of the
simulation outcomes. In this case, the
simulation allows surgeons to know the optimal solution for the surgical intervention, since they could plan the patient interventions
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Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning