Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging

What Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging does

The Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) is a non-profit professional medical society incorporated in South Korea in 2007 (License No. 220-82-61999; headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do). ASCI serves radiologists, cardiologists, fellows-in-training, and other healthcare professionals specializing in cardiovascular imaging across at least 13 Asia-Pacific countries. Its core product is a membership-based education platform anchored by the asci-heart.org website portal, which delivers membership management, lectures and video-on-demand, Case of the Month educational cases, the ASCI Newsletter (No. 215, May 2026), and event registration. The society's extended product portfolio includes ASCI School (encompassing Joint Symposiums, ASCI Cube, Speaker Bureau, Practical Tutorials, and ASCI Live virtual sessions), the ASCI-LIVE tutorial series, a Visiting Fellowship Program, the CT Perfusion Forum, and a comprehensive Workshop & Meetings Calendar.

ASCI's business model is subscription-based membership, with annual fees of USD 50 for Ordinary/International/Founding Members, USD 25 for Junior/Associate Members, and complimentary Honorary Membership. Revenue is augmented by annual congress registration fees, journal-related publishing activity through the JASCI/CVIA scientific journal, and event sponsorships typical of medical societies. The society operates a community-led go-to-market motion, recruiting individual members directly via its website and engaging them through annual congresses rotating across Asian cities (Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok), joint symposiums with national partner societies (KOSCI, IACI, TRS, ICS), and structured educational programs. ASCI holds no disclosed external investors, no parent entity, and no proprietary technology platform; its competitive position rests on an 18-year community ecosystem, brand reputation in cardiovascular imaging, and cross-society partnership network rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging

Legal name

Asian Society of Cardiovasular Imaging

Website

https://asci-heart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ASCI is a non-profit South Korean medical society founded in 2007 that serves radiologists and cardiologists across Asia-Pacific through membership-based cardiovascular imaging education, including annual congresses, the JASCI journal, ASCI School programs, and joint symposiums with national imaging societies.

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Product category

Medical Professional Society & Cardiovascular Imaging Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Cardiovascular imaging education
• Professional medical society
• Radiology continuing education
• Cardiac CT MRI training
• Medical membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual healthcare professionals in the cardiovascular imaging field. Founding Members pay USD 50, Ordinary Members pay USD 50, Honorary Members receive free membership, International Members pay USD 50, Associate Members pay USD 25, and Junior Members (Residents, Students) pay USD 25. Membership is valid from the date of payment until the end of the calendar year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASCI operates a membership-based professional medical society that delivers cardiovascular imaging education and professional development to radiologists, cardiologists, and allied specialists across Asia. Core offerings include annual congresses, the ASCI School educational program, virtual tutorials, e-learning lectures and VOD content, case studies, a peer-reviewed scientific journal (JASCI), newsletters, and visiting fellowship opportunities.

Product overview

The Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) operates a unified membership-based platform centered on cardiovascular imaging education and professional development. The core offering is the ASCI Website/Membership Portal, supplemented by the ASCI School ecosystem (comprising ASCI Cube, ASCI Joint Symposium, ASCI Speaker Bureau, and ASCI Practical Tutorial), and live programming through ASCI Live and ASCI-LIVE Tutorial sessions. Additional services include E-learning with Lectures & VOD, Case of the Month educational cases, the ASCI Journal (JASCI) for scientific publishing, the ASCI Newsletter, the Visiting Fellowship Program, CT Perfusion Forum, and a comprehensive Workshop & Meetings Calendar. The society connects members globally through conferences, training programs, and collaborative symposiums with partner organizations.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• ASCI School: Educational programs including joint symposiums, ASCI Cube, speaker bureau, practical tutorials, and live sessions
• ASCI-LIVE
• ASCI Cube
• ASCI Speaker Bureau
• ASCI Practical Tutorial

Products and services

• ASCI Membership
• ASCI School
• ASCI Annual Congress
• E-learning Lectures & VOD Online learning platform providing access to recorded lectures, presentation files from annual meetings, and video-on-demand content for members on cardiovascular imaging topics.
• Case of the Month
• ASCI Newsletter
• ASCI Journal (JASCI / Cardiovascular Imaging Asia)
• Visiting Fellowship Program
• ASCI-LIVE Tutorial Series
• Workshop & Meetings Calendar

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IACI (Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2021ASCI-IACI Joint Symposium held virtually on October 23, 2021. Collaborative event between the two cardiovascular imaging societies for educational purposes.
• TRS (Taiwan Radiological Society)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2020ASCI Joint Symposium with TRS held on December 19, 2020 at College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan / Online. Collaborative educational initiative.
• IACI (Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2019ASCI Joint Symposium with IACI 2019 held at Hotel Radisson Blu, Jaipur on September 27, 2019. Partnership for joint educational programming.
• Indonesian Cardiovascular Intervention (ICS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2019ASCI Joint Symposium with ICS 2019 held at Ritz Carlton Hotel, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta on July 13, 2019. Collaborative educational event for cardiovascular imaging professionals.
• KOSCI (Korean Society of Cardiovascular Imaging)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASCI was established in partnership with KOSCI. The 1st Congress and General Assembly of ASCI was held in Seoul in 2007. KOSCI and ASCI co-organize annual meetings and workshops, with the 6th Annual Meeting of KOSCI and Schering RAP Workshop on Cardiac CT & MRI held in Seoul in 2006.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association (AHA): Major cardiovascular incumbent offering scientific sessions, journals (Circulation), and CME that encompass cardiovascular imaging; competes for cardiologists' continuing education spend and sponsorship budgets.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): Global incumbent radiology society; while broader than cardiovascular-only, RSNA's annual meeting, journals, and CME offerings compete for the same imaging specialists and industry sponsors.
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Largest European cardiology society with imaging subspecialty tracks and journals; an adjacent incumbent that overlaps with ASCI's cardiology audience for cardiovascular imaging education.

Direct peers

• North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI): The leading North American society dedicated to cardiac imaging; offers annual meetings, educational content, and fellowships with the same specialist audience as ASCI.
• Japanese Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (JSCI): Japan-based counterpart with shared focus on cardiovascular imaging; ASCI's annual congress has rotated through Tokyo, indicating strong overlap in target audience and educational mission.
• Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR): Global society focused on cardiac MR, an imaging modality central to ASCI's educational programs (e.g., 38th ASCI-LIVE on Cardiac MR); provides conferences, certification, and journals.
• Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging (IACI): India-focused counterpart with overlapping mission in cardiovascular imaging education; has co-hosted ASCI Joint Symposiums, indicating shared member base and programming model.
• Korean Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (KOSCI): ASCI's founding partner and national counterpart in South Korea; both target cardiovascular imaging specialists with annual meetings, workshops, and educational programming, making KOSCI the most directly comparable organization.
• European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR): European counterpart society for cardiovascular imaging; delivers annual scientific meetings and educational programs to the same specialist community across a different region.
• Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT): International society dedicated to cardiac CT — another core modality in ASCI's curriculum; runs annual scientific meetings, fellowships, and journals targeting the same radiologists/cardiologists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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