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Ethics and governance
Define the purpose, oversight, permitted uses, review process, and accountability before data moves.
Contribute Data · Collaboration readiness
Responsible Surgical AI starts long before a video changes hands.
Surgical videos are more than recordings. With the right context and governance, they can support datasets, benchmarks, learning tools, and clinical evidence.
Why surgical video matters
Clinical meaning is the scarce resource.
Useful data is not defined by volume alone. Procedure context, representative variation, careful labels, and clear governance determine what can responsibly be learned.
This website is an introduction, not a transfer portal.
The first useful conversation is about the clinical question, the institution, the data context, and the approvals that would be required.
Responsible collaboration requires
Governance is part of the technical work.
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De-identification
Assess visible identifiers, audio, metadata, dates, devices, and the risk of re-identification.
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IRB and institutional approval
Work through the appropriate local review, information governance, security, and legal processes.
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Data ownership
Document who controls the source data, derived annotations, models, publications, and future access.
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Clinical context
Preserve the definitions and metadata needed to interpret what is visible in a recording.
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Collaboration model
Agree on roles, access, recognition, publication, withdrawal, and long-term stewardship.
Start with a conversation
Discuss a data collaboration.
Share the clinical question, institution type, procedure area, and current governance stage. Do not email patient data or clinical video.
Important: Operative Signal does not currently provide clinical video storage or automated de-identification through this website. Data collaborations require appropriate institutional approvals and dedicated agreements.