Toronto Breast Imaging Conference

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Toronto Breast Imaging Conference

This milestone event will showcase a decade of innovation, collaboration, and excellence in breast imaging. This special edition of the conference explores the latest frontiers in breast cancer detection and diagnosis, with a focus on advanced imaging modalities including Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), Contrast-Enhanced Mammography (CEM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2026 Topic Highlights

BI-RADS updates

Risk assessment & breast density

AI & decision support

DBT & CEM

Interventional breast procedures

Hands-on workshops and practice updates

The program brings together leading radiologists, oncologists, researchers, technologists, and innovators to examine the clinical applications, strengths, and future directions of these technologies.

The conference will also feature a comprehensive review of the recent BI-RADS® update, emphasizing practical implementation and clinical impact, along with interactive workshops designed to provide hands-on learning with advanced imaging techniques and AI-enabled tools. Join us as we reflect on the past decade and look ahead to the future of breast imaging.

Conference Co-Directors

Conference Chairs

Michael N. Patlas, MD, FRCPC, FASER, FCAR, FSAR
Professor and Chair
Department of Medical Imaging
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto

Guest Speaker

Stamatia Destounis M.D., FACR, FSBI, FAIUM
Professor, University of Rochester
Attending Radiologist
Elizabeth Wende Breast Care
Rochester, NY

Stamatia Destounis, MD is a fellowship trained breast radiologist and Managing Partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) in Rochester, NY a private multisite facility specializing in breast care where she has been practicing breast imaging for 33 years.

Dr Destounis became a Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Fellow in 2010, followed by American College of Radiology (ACR) Fellow in 2010, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Fellow in 2017.

Dr. Destounis currently serves as Chair of the ACR Breast Commission, a position she has held since 2022. She is the immediate past Chair of the ACR Breast MRI Accreditation Committee and Chair of the Mammography Writing Sub-committee for the BIRADS Atlas 6th edition/2025 Version Manual. She is the Chair of the ACR Audit Committee and a past Chair of the Breast Economics Committee. She is on the Executive Board of the New York State Radiological Society (NYSRS) and a member of the Mammography Committee for NYSRS. She serves on the Board of the organization Densebreast-info.org.

She is the immediate past Chair for the Breast Sub-Committee of the RSNA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee and the Past Secretary of the RSNA Research and Education Foundation Board on which she served for 6 years as a Board member. Dr Destounis also serves as Chair of the Public Information Committee for RSNA.

Dr. Destounis is a reviewer for several peer-review journals and is the Deputy Editor for the journal of Academic Radiology and the Breast Editor for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. She sits on many volunteer boards related to research and education and new technology within the field of Radiology. Dr. Destounis has published many peer-review publications on a variety of breast imaging topics. Dr. Destounis believes in the importance of research, innovation and education and has been a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator on many breast imaging device studies throughout her career.

Toronto Breast Imaging Conference

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Toronto Breast Imaging Conference

Conference Co-Directors

Conference Chairs

Guest Speaker

Speaker Details

In-Person Location