Contrastive meta-domain adaptation for robust skin lesion classification across clinical and acquisition conditions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19857v1
• Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:56:49 GMT
• Title: Contrastive meta-domain adaptation for robust skin lesion classification across clinical and acquisition conditions
• Authors: Rodrigo Mota, Kelvin Cunha, Emanoel dos Santos, Fábio Papais, Francisco Filho, Thales Bezerra, Erico Medeiros, Paulo Borba, Tsang Ing Ren,
• Abstract summary: We investigate how visual artifacts and domain shifts affect deep learning-based skin lesion classification.<n>We propose an adaptation strategy, grounded in the idea of visual meta-domains, that transfers visual representations from larger dermoscopic datasets into clinical image domains.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Deep learning models for dermatological image analysis remain sensitive to acquisition variability and domain-specific visual characteristics, leading to performance degradation when deployed in clinical settings. We investigate how visual artifacts and domain shifts affect deep learning-based skin lesion classification. We propose an adaptation strategy, grounded in the idea of visual meta-domains, that transfers visual representations from larger dermoscopic datasets into clinical image domains, thereby improving generalization robustness. Experiments across multiple dermatology datasets show consistent gains in classification performance and reduced gaps between dermoscopic and clinical images. These results emphasize the importance of domain-aware training for deployable systems.

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