Given that realistic neurosurgical simulations, which must account for a large number of variables and potential outcomes, are particularly difficult to develop, virtual reality is not yet being used widely in the field. But surgical-simulation technology is advancing rapidly, bolstered by developments in parallel computing.
平心而论，虚拟现实仍是相对年轻的技术。逼真的神经外科手术模拟——必须计算大量变量和潜在结果——开发难度仍然极大，因此虚拟现实尚未在该领域中大量使用。但在并行计算能力的发展的刺激下，手术模拟技术在快速进步。而随着模拟变得越来越逼真，它们的培训价值也在增加。