| 摘要 |
A method, system, and computer-readable set of instructions on a storage medium are provided for querying, analyzing, and processing image data and data/metadata associated with the image data. For example, a tissue sample is made into a slide. A digital or electronic image is made of the slide. That electronic image is then parsed with respect to color, brightness, magnification, intensity, and other available image parameters. The parsed information is then used in searching and reiteratively searching a database of images from one or more sources. If different magnification levels are observed, the images are normalized and/or color corrected. If different types or levels of results are desired, a difference magnification version of the image can be used, searched, and reiteratively searched for in a database of images from one or more sources. The database can be a dynamic database which is continuously being updated, enlarged, and/or reduced. |
| 主权项 |
1. A computer-implemented method to search a database of images based on a query, the method comprising:
responsive to a determination that a magnification level of the query is greater than a first threshold, returning a first list of result tiles satisfying the query at the magnification level of the query; responsive to a determination that the magnification level of the query is one of below and equal to, the first threshold, retrieving tiles at a next lower magnification level and returning a second list of result tiles satisfying the query at the next lower magnification level; and processing each list of result tiles, the processing including, for each result tile:
adding the result tile to a subset of result tiles;responsive to a determination that a total number of result tiles in the subset is one of: greater than and equal to, a second threshold, recursively searching the subset;saving results of each recursive search of the subset to a remaining subset;recursively searching the remaining subset; andsaving results of the search of the remaining subset. |
