MosaicMRI

Data Sharing Agreement for Research and Educational Use

By downloading or accessing the dataset entitled “Testing the performance and reliability of AI-based image reconstruction” (the “Dataset” or “Data”), you (“Researcher”) acknowledge that the Data are proprietary to and owned by the University of Southern California (“USC” or “Licensor”).

  • USC grants the Researcher a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access and use the Data solely for internal, non-commercial research or educational purposes. No other rights are conveyed.
  • The Researcher will receive a download link to access the Data without charge and will not share the download link with any other individual. Each user must register separately and agree to these Terms.
  • The Data may not be sold, licensed, monetized, or otherwise commercially exploited. Those seeking commercial use must contact the USC Stevens Center for Innovation, 3720 S Flower Street, Floor 3, Los Angeles, CA 90089, at mta@stevens.usc.edu.
  • The Researcher shall not distribute, publish, reproduce, retransmit, copy, or transfer any portion of the Data, or variables derived from it, to anyone outside their direct supervision, except as necessary for academic publications or presentations that properly cite the Dataset.
  • The Researcher shall ensure that any colleagues or students within the same institution who access the Data first agree to be bound by these Terms. Anyone under the Researcher’s supervision must follow the same restrictions and obligations.
  • If the Researcher is employed by a for-profit or commercial entity, the employer is also bound by these Terms, and the Researcher represents that they are authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the employer.

Compliance, Use Restrictions, and Safeguards

  • The Data will not include personally identifiable information. If the Data are coded, USC will not release, and the Researcher will not request, the key to the code.
  • The Researcher agrees not to attempt to re-identify individuals, link the Data with other datasets for identification purposes, or contact any individual subjects.
  • The Researcher will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies, including obtaining any required ethics approvals.
  • The Researcher will maintain the security and confidentiality of the Data and use appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
  • If the Researcher suspects that any portion of the Data contains protected health information (PHI), they will not use it, will immediately destroy it, and will promptly notify USC.

Acknowledgment and Attribution

The Researcher agrees to acknowledge USC as the source of the Data in all written, visual, or oral public disclosures, using citation language consistent with scholarly standards.

Publications must include language similar to:

“Data used in the preparation of this article were obtained from the University of Southern California MosaicMRI database. USC investigators provided data but did not participate in analysis or writing of this report.”

Please cite: Arguello, P., Tinaz, B., Mohammad, S. S., Soltanolkotabi, Maryam, and Soltanolkotabi, Mahdi. "MosaicMRI: A Diverse Dataset and Benchmark for Raw Musculoskeletal MRI." arXiv (2026). https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11762.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

  • THE DATA ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” USC has no obligation to provide maintenance, support, updates, enhancements, or modifications.
  • USC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
  • The Researcher accepts full responsibility for their use of the Data and agrees to defend and indemnify USC and its employees, trustees, officers, and agents against all claims arising from such use, including claims related to copyrighted images created from the Data.
  • USC shall not be liable for any loss, claim, or demand made by or against the Researcher arising from use of the Data.
  • IN NO EVENT SHALL USC BE LIABLE for incidental, consequential, exemplary, indirect, or economic damages of any kind, including lost profits, lost business, or lost goodwill, regardless of legal theory or prior notice of potential damages.

Termination and Post-Termination Obligations

  • USC reserves the right to terminate the Researcher’s access to the Data at any time.
  • Upon termination or completion of the Researcher’s work, all copies of the Data must be destroyed.

Governing Law

These Terms and any disputes arising from the use of the Data shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.