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Main Authors: Ji, Xiaotong, Bise, Ryoma, Uchida, Seiichi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.07528
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author Ji, Xiaotong
Bise, Ryoma
Uchida, Seiichi
author_facet Ji, Xiaotong
Bise, Ryoma
Uchida, Seiichi
contents In medical image processing, accurate diagnosis is of paramount importance. Leveraging machine learning techniques, particularly top-rank learning, shows significant promise by focusing on the most crucial instances. However, challenges arise from noisy labels and class-ambiguous instances, which can severely hinder the top-rank objective, as they may be erroneously placed among the top-ranked instances. To address these, we propose a novel approach that enhances toprank learning by integrating a rejection module. Cooptimized with the top-rank loss, this module identifies and mitigates the impact of outliers that hinder training effectiveness. The rejection module functions as an additional branch, assessing instances based on a rejection function that measures their deviation from the norm. Through experimental validation on a medical dataset, our methodology demonstrates its efficacy in detecting and mitigating outliers, improving the reliability and accuracy of medical image diagnoses.
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spellingShingle Enhancing Reliability of Medical Image Diagnosis through Top-rank Learning with Rejection Module
Ji, Xiaotong
Bise, Ryoma
Uchida, Seiichi
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
In medical image processing, accurate diagnosis is of paramount importance. Leveraging machine learning techniques, particularly top-rank learning, shows significant promise by focusing on the most crucial instances. However, challenges arise from noisy labels and class-ambiguous instances, which can severely hinder the top-rank objective, as they may be erroneously placed among the top-ranked instances. To address these, we propose a novel approach that enhances toprank learning by integrating a rejection module. Cooptimized with the top-rank loss, this module identifies and mitigates the impact of outliers that hinder training effectiveness. The rejection module functions as an additional branch, assessing instances based on a rejection function that measures their deviation from the norm. Through experimental validation on a medical dataset, our methodology demonstrates its efficacy in detecting and mitigating outliers, improving the reliability and accuracy of medical image diagnoses.
title Enhancing Reliability of Medical Image Diagnosis through Top-rank Learning with Rejection Module
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.07528