Multiple-instance learning has become popular over recent years due to its use in some
special scenarios. It is basically a type of weakly supervised learning where the learning …

We present an application to melanoma detection of a multiple instance learning (MIL)
approach, whose objective, in the binary case, is to discriminate between positive and …

The tumors on the skin are characterized by a high mortality rate. Research is attempting the
automatic early diagnosis of melanoma, a lethal form of skin cancer, from dermoscopic …

The malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer. Modern
Dermatology recognizes early diagnosis as a fundamental role in reducing the mortality rate …

We tackle the problem of separating two finite sets of samples by means of a spherical
surface, focusing on the case where the center of the sphere is fixed. Such approach …

Although skin cancers, and melanoma in particular, are characterized by a high mortality
rate, on the other hand they can be effectively treated when the diagnosis is made at the …

All forms of skin cancer are becoming widespread. These forms of cancer, and melanoma in
particular, are insidious and aggressive and if not treated promptly can be lethal to humans …

Among skin cancers, melanoma is the most aggressive and most lethal form. Despite these
terrible premises, an excision treatment carried out thanks to an early diagnosis is almost …

Malignant melanoma is responsible for the highest number of deaths related to skin lesions.
However, early diagnosis may allow positive treatment of this terrible form of cancer. The …

After an overview on most relevant methods for image classification, we focus on a recently
proposed Multiple Instance Learning (MIL) approach, suitable for image processing …