On Image Search in Histopathology
This is an incremental review paper for computational pathology researchers seeking efficient image search methods.
The paper reviews recent advancements in image search technologies for histopathology, focusing on how similarity calculations can match patient images to aid in diagnosis, prognosis, and predictions using curated databases.
Pathology images of histopathology can be acquired from camera-mounted microscopes or whole slide scanners. Utilizing similarity calculations to match patients based on these images holds significant potential in research and clinical contexts. Recent advancements in search technologies allow for implicit quantification of tissue morphology across diverse primary sites, facilitating comparisons and enabling inferences about diagnosis, and potentially prognosis, and predictions for new patients when compared against a curated database of diagnosed and treated cases. In this paper, we comprehensively review the latest developments in image search technologies for histopathology, offering a concise overview tailored for computational pathology researchers seeking effective, fast and efficient image search methods in their work.