1. A computerized method for classifying images, comprising: receiving an image hierarchy; receiving a first image of interest wherein the image includes at least one feature; classifying at least one feature of the image according to the image hierarchy; generating a measure of uncertainty associated with the classification of the at least one feature; optimizing the classification of the at least one feature of the image using the measure of uncertainty; and generating at least one optimized classification of the at least one feature of the image for the first image of interest.