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Main Authors: Li, Dong, Wan, Guihong, Wu, Xintao, Wu, Xinyu, Nirmal, Ajit J., Lian, Christine G., Sorger, Peter K., Semenov, Yevgeniy R., Zhao, Chen
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15724
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author Li, Dong
Wan, Guihong
Wu, Xintao
Wu, Xinyu
Nirmal, Ajit J.
Lian, Christine G.
Sorger, Peter K.
Semenov, Yevgeniy R.
Zhao, Chen
author_facet Li, Dong
Wan, Guihong
Wu, Xintao
Wu, Xinyu
Nirmal, Ajit J.
Lian, Christine G.
Sorger, Peter K.
Semenov, Yevgeniy R.
Zhao, Chen
contents Computational pathology foundation models (CPathFMs) have emerged as a powerful approach for analyzing histopathological data, leveraging self-supervised learning to extract robust feature representations from unlabeled whole-slide images. These models, categorized into uni-modal and multi-modal frameworks, have demonstrated promise in automating complex pathology tasks such as segmentation, classification, and biomarker discovery. However, the development of CPathFMs presents significant challenges, such as limited data accessibility, high variability across datasets, the necessity for domain-specific adaptation, and the lack of standardized evaluation benchmarks. This survey provides a comprehensive review of CPathFMs in computational pathology, focusing on datasets, adaptation strategies, and evaluation tasks. We analyze key techniques, such as contrastive learning and multi-modal integration, and highlight existing gaps in current research. Finally, we explore future directions from four perspectives for advancing CPathFMs. This survey serves as a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, and AI practitioners, guiding the advancement of CPathFMs toward robust and clinically applicable AI-driven pathology solutions.
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spellingShingle A Survey on Computational Pathology Foundation Models: Datasets, Adaptation Strategies, and Evaluation Tasks
Li, Dong
Wan, Guihong
Wu, Xintao
Wu, Xinyu
Nirmal, Ajit J.
Lian, Christine G.
Sorger, Peter K.
Semenov, Yevgeniy R.
Zhao, Chen
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Computational pathology foundation models (CPathFMs) have emerged as a powerful approach for analyzing histopathological data, leveraging self-supervised learning to extract robust feature representations from unlabeled whole-slide images. These models, categorized into uni-modal and multi-modal frameworks, have demonstrated promise in automating complex pathology tasks such as segmentation, classification, and biomarker discovery. However, the development of CPathFMs presents significant challenges, such as limited data accessibility, high variability across datasets, the necessity for domain-specific adaptation, and the lack of standardized evaluation benchmarks. This survey provides a comprehensive review of CPathFMs in computational pathology, focusing on datasets, adaptation strategies, and evaluation tasks. We analyze key techniques, such as contrastive learning and multi-modal integration, and highlight existing gaps in current research. Finally, we explore future directions from four perspectives for advancing CPathFMs. This survey serves as a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, and AI practitioners, guiding the advancement of CPathFMs toward robust and clinically applicable AI-driven pathology solutions.
title A Survey on Computational Pathology Foundation Models: Datasets, Adaptation Strategies, and Evaluation Tasks
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15724