Real time simulation for computational surgery: a review

International audienceIn this paper a non-exhaustive review is made on the existing literature for real-time simulation in the field of computational surgery. Many methods have been proposed so far to deal with the very astringent assumption of real-time response in the field, specially for simulators equipped with haptic peripherals. A special emphasis is made on techniques that respond to the so-called second generation of surgery simulators, that able to adequately model the mechanics of the problem. Techniques employing supercomputing facilities, notably those base upon parallel implementations on GPUs will be covered, while special attention will be paid to techniques based upon model order reduction, a promising technique in the field. Finally, some review is made on techniques able to give some insight in the so-called third generation of surgery simulators, i.e., that able to include physiological details into the simulation