Can plasma exchange offer a new clue to HCC recurrence after liver transplantation?
A clinical association can open a new research question. It does not, by itself, establish a treatment effect.
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Essays
Field notes on surgery and intelligence
A growing collection of questions from clinical practice, ideas refined through teaching, and research frameworks that connect the published work.
Editorial cycle
From observation to a citable position.
Ideas move from operative observation to a reviewed and citable public position.
- 01ObserveClinical question
- 02ConnectPublished evidence
- 03WriteWorking thesis
- 04ReviewAuthor approval
- 05PublishStable record
01 · Editorial process
Ideas move through review before publication
- Operative and research question
- Editorial draft
- Evidence check against public records
- Author approval
- Published essay
02 · Essay ledger
Published essays & work in review
When liver-surgery AI disagrees with its reference label, which is wrong?
Not every disagreement proves an AI error. Human annotations provide a comparison standard, but a mismatch also calls for review of the underlying surgical image.
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Does liver-surgery AI work beyond the hospital where it was trained?
The study tested this question on eight videos from two hospitals outside the development center. That is an initial test of transferability, not proof that the system will work reliably everywhere.
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What is AI learning to see during liver mobilization?
Two anatomical labels, one focused research question—and why identifying an avascular plane is not a guarantee of surgical safety.
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The Standard of Verifiable Surgery / 검증 가능한 수술이라는 기준
A foundational note on what surgical intelligence must measure, explain, and verify before it can earn clinical trust.
Editorial review · noindex until author approval