Welcome to the SAR Abstract Submission Site

Invitation to Participate

The Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) invites members to submit an abstract for the 2024 SAR Annual Meeting.

2024 SAR Annual Meeting

April 14 - 19, 2024
The Diplomat Beach Resort
Hollywood, Florida

Abstract Submission Site Opens: October 20, 2023

Submission Deadline: January 7, 2024, 11:00 PM ET

2024 SAR Abstract Guidelines and Information:

Please review the following guidelines before clicking the submission tab above to submit your abstract. The authors can submit abstract applications for the following presentation categories:

Scientific Presentation: Hypothesis-driven, original research in the field of abdominal radiology. Accepted scientific abstracts will generally be in the format of an oral presentation but some may be accepted as a scientific exhibit at the discretion of the Scientific Program Planning Committee.

Educational Exhibit: Educational exhibits are intended to present educational content in an electronic format to review topics, new technology, procedures, or discoveries in the field of abdominal radiology.

Power Science Presentation: Power science abstracts are hypothesis-driven, original research performed by clinical abdominal/body radiology fellowship who started on or after July 1, 2023. Accepted Power Science Abstracts will generally be in the format of an oral presentation; however, a small number may be accepted as Scientific Posters at the discretion of the Scientific Program Planning Committee.

2024 SAR Meeting Abstract Timeline	Deadline
Application for SAR Membership in time for 2024 Meeting	September 1, 2023
Scientific Presentation & Educational Exhibit Submission Deadline	October 2, 2023
Notification of Scientific Presentation & Educational Exhibit Acceptance	On or about December 11, 2023
Power Science Abstract Submission Deadline (Current Clinical Fellows only)	January 7, 2024
Notification of Power Science Acceptance	On our about January 15, 2024
Educational Exhibit Upload	January 19, 2024
Scientific Session Presentation (Oral Papers and Power Science)	Sunday, April 14, 2024; Wednesday, April 17, 2024; Thursday, April 18, 2024

Guidelines: General

1. At least one author must be a SAR, ASAR, ESUR, or ESGAR Member in good standing. The last day to submit an SAR membership application, in order to meet the deadline for a Scientific Presentation and/or Educational Exhibit abstract submission is September 1, 2023, 5 PM CDT.

2. Please do NOT submit the same abstract multiple times or in multiple presentation categories

3. Power Science Abstracts have a later timeline for submission to allow participation of new clinical abdominal/body radiology fellows beginning their fellowship July 1, 2023. Power Science abstract submitters must be enrolled in a current clinical abdominal/body radiology fellowship program for 2023-2024. Proof of fellowship status must be uploaded during the abstract submission process. Additional guidelines concerning Power Science submissions will be included on the Welcome Page of the abstract submission site.

Guidelines: Scientific Presentation including Power Science:

1. The SAR Scientific Sessions are closed sessions for member attendees only. Scientific presentation at the SAR Annual Scientific Meeting does not preclude presentation at other meetings. Scientific abstracts that have been presented previously at a closed session of another society are eligible for presentation at this meeting; the SAR does not accept previously published scientific papers or posters.

2. Abstracts are limited to 350 words and should be submitted using the following sections: Purpose; Materials and Methods; Results and Conclusion (including clinical relevance).

3. Travel Scholarship for Trainees ($1000): All fellows, residents, and medical students are eligible to apply for travel support for oral presentation of a scientific or power science abstract at the annual meeting. Authors should indicate their interest during abstract submission.

4. Instructions for Scientific and Power Science Presentations: All scientific and power science abstract submissions will be considered for oral presentation and scientific poster presentation formats. The Scientific Program Planning Committee will determine the presentation format. Presentation format and further instructions will be indicated at the time of notification of acceptance.

Guidelines: Educational Exhibits:

1. Abstracts are limited to 350 words and should be submitted using the following sections: Learning objectives/Aims; Background; Content; Summary and Clinical Implications. The submission must include 3-5 content-related slides (without video or animation) with the abstract. The slides should include 3 slides with images/illustrations and a summary slide with clinical implications. An optional title slide may be included but should have no author or institution identifiers.

2. Accepted educational exhibits will be created and uploaded in electronic format. Specific guidelines will be sent to accepted exhibits.

If you submitted a workshop or abstract to the 2023 SAR Annual Meeting, your username and password, log in using the Already a User section. If you forgot your password, click Lost Your Password to reset it. If you did not create a submission last year, please click on the Join Now button below to register and begin your submission. Please note only First Name, Last Name and Email Address are required fields. All SAR submission questions should be emailed to education@veritasamc.com.

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