New models compare mammograms to improve cancer diagnosis.
problem Improving cancer diagnosis accuracy by comparing recent and prior mammograms.
method Proposed neural network models trained on over 665,000 pairs of images.
result Best model achieves AUC of 0.866 in predicting malignancy.
With an aging and growing population, the number of women requiring either screening or symptomatic mammograms is increasing. To reduce the number of mammograms that need to be read by a radiologist while keeping the diagnostic accuracy the same or better than current clinical practice, we develop Man and Machine Mammo…
Robust method estimates self-similarity for mammogram images, improving cancer detection.
problem Statistical assessment of self-similarity in real data with large mean level shifts.
method Theil-type weighted regression for wavelet-based estimation, compared to OLS and AV.
result Robust approach shows nearly 68% accuracy in cancer vs non-cancer classification.
Study assesses deep neural networks' robustness in mammogram images.
problem Understanding deep neural networks' robustness in mammogram images for breast cancer screening.
method Measuring sensitivity to four perturbations and analyzing low-pass filtering effects.
result Mammogram image classifiers are sensitive to perturbations similar to natural images, but low-pass filtering degrades clinically meaningful features.
Mammography is the most effective and available tool for breast cancer screening. However, the low positive predictive value of breast biopsy resulting from mammogram interpretation leads to approximately 70% unnecessary biopsies with benign outcomes. Data mining algorithms could be used to help physicians in their dec…
We present, for the first time, a novel deep neural network architecture called \dcn with a dual-path connection between the input image and output class label for mammogram image processing. This architecture is built upon U-Net, which non-linearly maps the input data into a deep latent space. One path of the \dcnn, t…
Complete CAD system for breast cancer detection from mammograms.
problem Reducing human errors in breast cancer detection.
method Algorithm development for image enhancement, mass and microcalcifications detection, and system architecture design.
result Novel algorithms for mass and microcalcifications detection with superior accuracy.
Automatically classifying the tissues types of Region of Interest (ROI) in medical imaging has been an important application in Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD), such as classification of breast parenchymal tissue in the mammogram, classify lung disease patterns in High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) etc. Recently…
The rapid development of deep learning, a family of machine learning techniques, has spurred much interest in its application to medical imaging problems. Here, we develop a deep learning algorithm that can accurately detect breast cancer on screening mammograms using an "end-to-end" training approach that efficiently …
DiagNet uses adversarial learning and signed graph regularization for better mammography diagnosis.
problem Inadequate data and similarity between benign and cancerous masses in mammography.
method Adversarial learning to generate positive and negative mammograms, signed similarity graph, deep convolutional neural network training.
result DiagNet outperforms state-of-the-art in breast mass diagnosis.
In this paper we propose a novel augmentation technique that improves not only the performance of deep neural networks on clean test data, but also significantly increases their robustness to random transformations, both affine and projective. Inspired by ManiFool, the augmentation is performed by a line-search manifol…
We present a deep convolutional neural network for breast cancer screening exam classification, trained and evaluated on over 200,000 exams (over 1,000,000 images). Our network achieves an AUC of 0.895 in predicting whether there is a cancer in the breast, when tested on the screening population. We attribute the high …
New DAM method improves AUC scores in medical image classification.
problem Maximizing AUC in large-scale medical image classification.
method Proposes AUC margin loss for robust optimization, conducts extensive empirical studies.
result Improves performance on four medical image classification tasks, achieving 1st place on Stanford CheXpert.
Paper shows how to fool mammogram classifiers with adversarial attacks.
problem Vulnerability of mammographic image classifiers to adversarial attacks.
method Trained model on mamographic images, generated adversarial samples, analyzed similarity.
result Demonstrated successful adversarial attacks on mammographic image classifier.
Dual-stage sEMG classification improves gesture recognition accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in hand gesture recognition from sEMG signals.
method Dual-stage classification approach: first stage groups similar activities, second stage classifies within groups.
result Dual-stage classification yields significantly higher accuracy than single-stage approach.
A novel method for classification with rejection using ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.
problem Avoid risky misclassification in error-critical applications.
method Learning an ensemble of cost-sensitive classifiers.
result Improved classification accuracy and flexibility in loss selection.
The number of possible methods of generalizing binary classification to multi-class classification increases exponentially with the number of class labels. Often, the best method of doing so will be highly problem dependent. Here we present classification software in which the partitioning of multi-class classification…
Sequence classification is an important data mining task in many real world applications. Over the past few decades, many sequence classification methods have been proposed from different aspects. In particular, the pattern-based method is one of the most important and widely studied sequence classification methods in …
Few-shot image classification is improved by correcting CNNs' texture bias.
problem Few-shot image classification performance is hindered by CNNs' texture bias.
method Corrected CNNs' texture bias using a simpler method than state-of-the-art approaches.
result State-of-the-art performance on miniImageNet task achieved.
New NHCAs improve multi-category classification efficiency.
problem Efficient multi-category classification for real-world problems.
method Twin SVM (TWSVM), Generalized eigenvalue proximal SVM (GEPSVM), Regularized GEPSVM (RegGEPSVM), and Improved GEPSVM (IGEPSVM) with OAA, BT, and TDS approaches.
result TDS-TWSVM outperforms other methods in classification accuracy.
Paper compares XGB and BPNN for music style classification.
problem Efficient music style classification using different methods.
method Feature extraction for timbral texture, rhythmic content, and pitch content; comparative evaluation of XGB and BPNN.
result XGB outperforms BPNN for small datasets in music classification.
Classification outperforms regression in portfolio construction, yielding higher Sharpe ratios.
problem Determining which machine learning approach (classification vs. regression) is more effective for portfolio construction.
method Used stacking ensemble of gradient boosted tree, random forest, and neural network models.
result Classification yields higher Sharpe ratios and economically significant alphas compared to regression.
C-HMCNN(h) improves HMC classification by leveraging class hierarchy.
problem Hierarchical multi-label classification with class hierarchy constraints.
method Exploits class hierarchy to produce coherent predictions for multi-label classification.
result C-HMCNN(h) outperforms state-of-the-art models in HMC classification.
Advances few-shot classification by treating it as supervised learning and proposing new training techniques.
problem Formulating the ability of humans to learn from limited data in machine learning.
method Formulated few-shot classification as a supervised learning problem and introduced multi-episode and cross-way training techniques.
result Proposed training strategies accelerate the training process without accuracy loss.
Improves NILM with multi-label SRC, outperforming state-of-the-art.
problem Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) for energy disaggregation.
method Modified multi-label sparse representation based classification (SRC).
result Significant improvement over state-of-the-art techniques with minimal training data.
New approach improves classification guarantees by focusing on direction rather than regression risk.
problem Improving classification guarantees in binary classification problems.
method Establishing a geometric distinction between classification and regression, leveraging scale invariance.
result Improved guarantees for classification risk compared to regression risk.
We study realizations of Lie algebras by vector fields. A correspondence between classification of transitive local realizations and classification of subalgebras is generalized to the case of regular local realizations. A reasonable classification problem for general realizations is rigorously formulated and an algori…
Study selective classification with halfspaces, achieving error bounds under Gaussian distributions.
problem Modeling relationships in subsets of data defined by selection rules.
method Sparse linear classifiers for subsets defined by halfspaces, focusing on Gaussian feature distributions.
result First PAC-learning algorithm for homogeneous halfspace selectors with error guarantee $\bigO*{\sqrt{\mathrm{opt}}}$.
A new network-based high-level data classification method using betweenness centrality.
problem Traditional data classification techniques focus on physical features, while high-level classification considers semantic meaning.
method Proposes a network-based high-level classification technique using betweenness centrality.
result Competent classification performance in nine real datasets compared to traditional models.
This thesis evaluates text-based vs audio-based classification of mental health interviews.
problem Classifying psychiatric illness using text-based methods.
method Design and evaluate a text classification network on mental health interviews, using belabBERT.
result Text-based classification is a strong alternative to audio-based methods.
Study on error probability for classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.
problem Error probability in classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.
method Asymptotic expressions for Bhattacharyya bound on misclassification error probabilities.
result Obtained asymptotic expressions for misclassification error probabilities.
This review explores resampling techniques for imbalanced binary classification.
problem Imbalanced classes lead to poor prediction results in classification.
method Classical, cost-sensitive, and Neyman-Pearson paradigms with resampling techniques and classification methods.
result Complex dynamics among resampling techniques, base methods, metrics, and imbalance ratios.
Directly compute classification by learning features with class scores.
problem Classification efficiency and accuracy on various datasets.
method PCA for feature encoding, supervised learning model with encoder-decoder structure.
result Effective classification performance on multiple datasets.
Conventional techniques for supervised classification constrain the classification rules considered and use surrogate losses for classification 0-1 loss. Favored families of classification rules are those that enjoy parametric representations suitable for surrogate loss minimization, and low complexity properties suita…
This paper tackles tweet classification by identifying purpose and position.
problem Difficulties in determining user intention and attitude in short, informal tweets.
method Transformed tweet classification into a multi-label problem and applied a multi-label classification method with post-processing.
result The method effectively classifies tweet purpose and position, outperforming individual classification methods.
Text classification on drug SMILES strings yields competitive drug type classification results.
problem Classifying drug types using conventional text classification methods.
method Treated drug SMILES as sentences and applied basic NLP methods for classification.
result Competitive drug type classification results achieved.
BERT improves fine-grained sentiment classification.
problem Fine-grained sentiment classification of text.
method Used BERT for fine-grained sentiment classification.
result BERT outperforms other models for fine-grained sentiment classification.
Paper proposes fully Bayesian approach for RVM classification, improving accuracy especially in imbalanced data.
problem Difficulty in conducting RVM classification due to lack of closed-form solution for weight parameter posterior.
method Proposes Generic Bayesian and Fully Bayesian approaches with hierarchical hyperprior structure.
result Improves classification performance, especially in imbalanced data.
This work bounds classification error in machine learning for low Bayes error conditions.
problem Understanding the error mismatch between Bayes error and model-based classification error.
method Applying classification error bounds to study the relationship with Kullback-Leibler divergence and proposing a linear approximation for low Bayes error conditions.
result A linear approximation of the classification error bound for low Bayes error conditions is proposed.
Proposes an angle-based framework for multicategory cost-sensitive classification.
problem Cost-sensitive multicategory classification challenges.
method Angle-based cost-sensitive classification framework without sum-to-zero constraint.
result Proposed boosting algorithms yield competitive classification performances.
Optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions are weighted means.
problem Characterizing optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions.
method Proving optimality of weighted arithmetic means for fuzzy classification.
result Optimal fuzzy classification aggregation functions are weighted means.
Set classification problems arise when classification tasks are based on sets of observations as opposed to individual observations. In set classification, a classification rule is trained with N sets of observations, where each set is labeled with class information, and the prediction of a class label is performed a…
Interactive tool helps choose and understand classification metrics.
problem Common metrics for binary classification have limitations.
method Graphical application to visualize and explore evaluation metrics.
result Promotes careful attention to interpretation of metrics.
Complete classification of symmetric spaces actions.
problem Classifying symmetric spaces actions.
method Isometric cohomogeneity-one actions classification.
result Classification completed for all symmetric spaces of noncompact type.
Paper reduces neural network complexity for image classification.
problem High computational complexity in deep neural networks.
method Proposes a two-step classification process: coarse-grain and fine-grain.
result Achieves similar accuracy with less computational complexity.
MODWST improves classification tasks with wavelet scattering.
problem Signal classification challenges.
method Combines MODWT and WST for feature extraction.
result MODWST outperforms CNNs in limited data scenarios.
This paper reviews metrics for evaluating multi-class classification models.
problem Evaluating and comparing multi-class classification models.
method Review and analysis of metrics.
result Promising multi-class metrics are highlighted and their usages are demonstrated.
Data in real-world application often exhibit skewed class distribution which poses an intense challenge for machine learning. Conventional classification algorithms are not effective in the case of imbalanced data distribution, and may fail when the data distribution is highly imbalanced. To address this issue, we prop…