International Activities

The Korean Society of Radiology hosted the 5th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology in 1987 and the 1st Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology in 1993. The 11th International Congress of Ultrasonic Examination of the Breast (ICIEB) and Congress of Breast Imaging were hosted by the Korean Society of Breast Imaging in 1999. The Korean Society of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Radiology hosted the AOCNHNR and WFTIN in 2001.

The Asian Oceanic Society for Pediatric Radiology (AOSPR) was held in Seoul in September 2003. The Korean Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology hosted the 6th Asian Skeletal Society meeting in September 2004. In 2006, KSR supported the 11th Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB 2006) which was hosted by the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound and World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB).

KSR had successfully held the 12th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology (AOCR). Besides hosting many International congresses, members of the KSR have actively participated in International meetings including RSNA, ECR and ARRS.


  Hosting International Congress
  • The 5th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology in 1987
  • The 3rd Congress of Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology in 1992
  • The 1st Asian-Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology in 1993
  • The 11th International Congress on the Ultrasonic Examination of the Breast in 1999
  • The 4th Asian-Oceanian Congress of Neuroradiology in 2001
  • The 6th Congress of World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology in 2001
  • The 4th Congress of Asian Oceanic Society of Pediatric Radiology in 2003
  • The 6th Asian Musculoskeletal Society Annual Scientific Meeting in 2004
  • The 11th Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology in 2006
  • The 1st Asian Congress of Thoracic Radiology in 2006
  • The 1st Congress of Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging in 2007
  • The 12th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology in 2008
  • The 2nd Asian Congress of Abdominal Radiology in 2009
  • The 9th Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology in 2010
  • The 3rd World Congress of Thoracic Imaging in 2013
  • The 7th Meeting of the Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention in 2013
  • The 8th Congress of Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging in 2014

  RSNA Statistics
2003
China 83
Germany 225
Italy 122
Japan 222
Korea 111
USA 797
2004
China 91
Germany 281
Italy 132
Japan 196
Korea 92
USA 848
2005
China 124
Germany 231
Italy 120
Japan 165
Korea 111
USA 778
2006
China 152
Germany 224
Italy 176
Japan 202
Korea 126
USA 876
2007
China 164
Germany 240
Italy 140
Japan 215
Korea 192
USA 899

  ECR 2008 Statistics
Ranking Country
1 Germany
2 Italy
3 Spain
4 United Kingdom
5 Japan
6 China
7 Republic of Korea
8 United States
9 France
10 Greece