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Generalized Stain Normalization

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Feature request Pathology/Microscopy
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Description

Stain normalization in MONAI consists of two components stain extraction and stain normalization. Right now, they are specific to Hematoxylin and Eosin stains but both of these components can be generalized to supports any or at least many stains.

#3505 generalized normalization part to be independent of the stain matrix but the stain extraction needs further investigation to see whether it can be generalized to common stains in histopathology. Also it would be great to know if we can use our stain normalization with arbitrary predefined stain matrices.

Moreover, changes are needed to be fit into the overall structure of MONAI Pathology #4005.

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Research direction

Review the current stain extraction and normalization components, then read issue #3505 for the existing normalization generalization and issue #4005 for the MONAI Pathology structure. Investigate support for common stains and arbitrary predefined stain matrices; done means the components fit the planned pathology structure and work beyond only Hematoxylin and Eosin.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
computer-vision
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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