Breast cancer remains one of the leading health concerns for women across Asia. Yet detecting it early can be particularly challenging, as many Asian women have dense breast tissue, which can make abnormalities harder to identify on mammograms. This raises an important question: if breast characteristics differ across populations, should the AI supporting breast cancer detection be designed the same way? At AOCR 2026, Perceptra invites radiologists, healthcare leaders, and industry partners to explore how AI developed with Asian women in mind can help address this challenge. Visit us at Booth C3 to discover Inspectra MMG, our latest breast AI solution optimized for dense breast tissue, meet our team, and discuss the future of AI-powered breast cancer screening in Asia.

Key Highlight: Inspectra MMG Launch

We’re launching Inspectra MMG, an AI system designed to support the detection of breast abnormalities in dense breast tissue, at AOCR 2026.

Launch session: August 20, 2026, 10:00–10:30 AM, Booth C3

Attendees will be able to see the system firsthand and speak with our team about how it’s designed to fit into existing mammography workflows.

Why Asian Women Need Different Breast AI

The regional burden is substantial. Asia accounts for approximately 45.4% of all diagnosed breast cancer cases globally, according to global cancer statistics analyses — close to half of the world’s total burden (source; PubMed).

Two structural barriers make early detection harder in the region:

Breast density

Research indicates that more than half of Asian women have dense breast tissue, a known independent risk factor for breast cancer. Dense tissue also creates a “masking effect” on mammograms, where dense fibroglandular tissue and cancerous tissue both appear white, making abnormalities harder to distinguish, even for experienced radiologists.

Radiologist shortage and centralization of services

Some countries in the region have as few as one radiologist per million people, and advanced imaging equipment tends to be concentrated in major urban centers, leaving rural and remote populations with limited access to timely screening

Both factors point to the same conclusion: breast imaging AI trained primarily on Western datasets, where breast density and screening access patterns differ, may not translate directly to Asian patient populations. This is part of the reasoning behind Inspectra MMG’s focus on dense breast tissue.

About AOCR

The Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology is one of the region’s leading radiology conferences, bringing together radiologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, radiographers, and industry partners from across Asia and Oceania. This year, the event is held jointly with the Singapore Congress of Radiology (SGCR-WIRES) Date: August 20–23, 2026 Venue: Singapore EXPO, 1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150 Theme: Imaging Beyond Borders, Shaping a Sustainable Future