When compared to traditional JPEG and other formats like TIFF and PNG, JPEG 2000 stands out for several reasons:
JPEG: While JPEG is widely used, it is lossy and can result in significant quality degradation, which is unacceptable for many histological applications. TIFF: Though TIFF supports lossless compression and is commonly used in medical imaging, its file sizes are often much larger than those of JPEG 2000, making storage and transmission more challenging. PNG: PNG also supports lossless compression but lacks the advanced features and flexibility offered by JPEG 2000.
