# Probabilistic Robustness in Medical Image Classification

Source: [Probabilistic Robustness in Medical Image Classification](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a4c880785dba69fef8b269c>)

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Data updated: 2026-07-08T05:00:13.057Z

Authors: Yi Zhang, Siddartha Khastgir, Xingyu Zhao

Published: 2026-07-04T09:57:17.000Z

## Abstract

Deep learning (DL) has shown strong performance in medical image classification, but its trustworthy deployment remains challenging in safety-critical clinical settings, where prediction errors under perturbations may lead to severe consequences. Existing studies mainly focus on adversarial robustness (AR) from a worst-case perspective; however, such settings may be less representative of real medical applications. In this work, we investigate probabilistic robustness (PR) as a more practical measure of model trustworthiness. To this end, we construct a set of natural corruption settings for medical image classification and systematically evaluate commonly used DL models on MedMNIST v2 dataset. Our study provides a statistically grounded perspective on assessing the trustworthiness of DL models, thereby supporting their more trustworthy deployment in medical imaging applications.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.03797>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.03797.pdf>)
