EUSOBI was founded in 1997, based on individual friendly relations between a few European breast imaging specialists.
The goals of the newly born society were to support the medical field of „breast imaging“ in the widest sense of the word, both with basic education and as support for basic and advanced research. EUSOBI organises since its foundation scientific meetings that aim for both – giving continuous education in breast radiology and update on the latest research.

The founding members joined forces and organised the first EUSOBI Symposium, which was held in Amiens, France, in 1998.

The first Symposium was a success and the founders continued their efforts. By the time of the second conference in Salzburg, in 2000, the society doubled in size and, albeit relatively small, had already caught the attention of many radiologists interested in the rapidly developing field of breast imaging.
The decision to move the conferences to Vienna before the ECR, in 2004, helped the society reach a wider audience.
With the ongoing success of the society, the need for an independent Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) became clear. Since 2012, EUSOBI organizes its ASM around Europe. The ASM is now one of the most renowned events for breast radiologists and is attended every year by more than 600 participants.

Since its foundation, EUSOBI grew to become a landmark for radiologists with a special interest in breast imaging in and outside of Europe.

Here is a list of breast radiologists that through the years made this possible:

Prof. Yves Grumbach

Prof. Georg Wolf

Prof. Ingrid Schreer

left: Prof. Francesco Sardanelli
right: Prof. Gábor Forrai

left: Prof. Fiona J. Gilbert
right: Dr. Julia Camps Herrero

Meetings

Starting from 2007-2008, EUSOBI started to organize several teaching courses. Here is a list, only of EUSOBI Congresses:

1998: EUSOBI Symposium, Amiens/FR, 1998.
2000: 2nd EUSOBI Conference, Salzburg/AT, October 6-7, 2000
2002: 3rd EUSOBI Congress, Stockholm/SE, August 22-24, 2002
2004: European Breast Imaging Update, Vienna/AT, March 4, 2004
2005: European Breast Imaging Update, Vienna/AT, March 3, 2005
2006: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 2, 2006
2007: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 8, 2007
2008: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 6, 2008
2009: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 5, 2009
2010: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 3-4, 2010
2011: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna/AT, March 2-3, 2011
2012: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Barcelona/ES, October 12-13, 2012 (in cooperation with SEDIM)
2013: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Rome/IT, October 11-12, 2013 (in cooperation with SIRM)
2014: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam/NL, September 26-27, 2014 (in cooperation with DCBI)
2015: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, London/UK, October 2-3, 2015 (in coopertation with BSBR)
2016: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Paris/FR, September 23-24, 2016 (in cooperation with SIFEM)
2017: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Berlin/DE, September 22-23, 2017 (in cooperation with DGS and DRG)
2018: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Athens/GR, October 11-13, 2018 (in cooperation with the Hellenic Breast Imaging Society)
2019: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Budapest/HR, October 3-5, 2019 (in cooperation with the Breast Diagnostics Section of the Hungarian Society of Radiologists)
2020: EUSOBI Online in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 2020
2021: EUSOBI Online in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 2021
2022: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Malmö/SE, September 29 – October 1, 2022 (in cooperation with the Swedish Society of Breast Imaging)
2023: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Valencia/ES, September 28-30, 2023 (in cooperation with the Spanish Breast Imaging Society)

UPCOMING
2024: EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting, Lisbon/PT, October 3-5, 2024

Carla Boetes Award

This EUSOBI initiative, in the name of our beloved Prof. Carla Boetes means to honour young radiologists or nuclear medicine specialists that have made a significant contribution to breast imaging research. The initiative has started in 2012, when it was called the EUSOBI Lecture – In memoriam Carla Boetes. Since 2014, an award together with a price money was given to the successful young talents who were presenting on their current research. Please find below the list of all Carla Boetes Awardees/Lecturers.

2012: EUSOBI Lecture – In memoriam Carla Boetes
The value of MRI in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
R.M. Mann, Nijmegen/NL

2013: EUSOBI Lecture – In memoriam Carla Boetes
Shaping the future of breast MRI
T.H. Helbich, Vienna/AT

2014:
Clinical application of bilateral multiparametric magnetic resonanace imaging with high resolution dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance and diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast at 7T
K. Pinker-Domenig, Vienna/AT

2015:
Prognostic MRI: Quantitative volumetric Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI is an independent predictor of disease-specific survival in primary invasive breast cancer
P. Baltzer, Vienna/AT

2016:
A new optimized feed-forward artificial neural network topology to classify breast lesions detected by contrast enhanced MRI
M. Moschetta, Bari/IT

2017:
Synthetic 2D Mammography Substitutes Digital Mammography as Adjunct to Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Experience with a Wide-angle Tomosynthesis System
P. Clauser, Vienna/AT

2018:
Integrating fast diffusion weighted imaging into an abbreviated breast MRI: Increase of accuracy without sacrificing rapidity
M. Dietzel, Erlangen/DE

2019:
Adjunct screening with tomosynthesis or ultrasound in women with mammography-negative dense breasts. The ASTOUND experience.
A. Tagliafico, Genoa/IT

2022:
Improved axillary treatment strategies according to ultrasound, MRI and 18F-FDG PET findings in breast cancer patients
T. van Nijnatten, Maastricht/NL

2023:
Prognostic value of breast MRI after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
A. Bitencourt, Sao Paolo/BR

Gold Medalists