Classification method and apparatus

A medical image data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive a plurality of sets of medical imaging data; and train a classifier for use in classification, wherein the training of the classifier comprises, for each of the plurality of sets of medical imaging data: selecting a first part and a second part of the respective set of medical imaging data, wherein the first part and the second part are representative of different regions of the same subject; and training the classifier for use in classification based on the first part of the set of medical imaging data and the second part of the set of medical imaging data.