Recent advances in cerebrovascular simulation and neuronavigation for the optimization of intracranial aneurysm clipping

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Table I.  Methods of simulation and neuronavigation for intracranial aneurysm clipping: characteristics and applications

Techniques	Suitable for emergency procedures	Planning purposes	Educational purposes	Simulation including bone environment	Simulation including cerebral environment	Simulation of clip application	Cost
3D-imaging alone [20], [24], [30]	+	+	+	+/−	−	+/−	−
Dextroscope [31], [32]	−	+	+	+	−	+	+++
Virtual model [33–35]	−	+	−	−	−	+	+
Physical model [36], [37]	−	+	+	+/−	−	+	++
Neuronavigation guidance [39–45]	+/−	+	−	+	−	−	+

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