Welcome to the SAR Scientific Abstract & Educational Exhibit Submission Site

Invitation to Participate

The Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) invites members to submit an abstract for the 2025 SAR Annual Meeting.

2025 SAR Annual Meeting

February 16 - 21, 2025
JW Mariott Tucson Starr Pass Resort
Tucson, Arizona

Abstract Submission Site Opens: June 27, 2024

Submission Deadline: September 18, 2024, 5:00 PM ET

2025 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, 2024. 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.

2025 SAR Meeting Abstract Timeline	Deadline
Application for SAR Membership in time for 2025 Meeting	September 1, 2024
Scientific Presentation & Educational Exhibit Submission Deadline	September 18, 2024, 5:00pm ET
Notification of Scientific Presentation & Educational Exhibit Acceptance	On or about November 15, 2024
Power Science Abstract Submission Deadline (Current Clinical Fellows only)	December 7, 2024, 5:00pm ET
Notification of Power Science Acceptance	On or about December 17, 2024
Educational Exhibit Upload	January 15, 2025
Scientific Session Presentation (Oral Papers and Power Science)	Sunday, February 16, 2025; Wednesday, February 19, 2025; Thursday, February 20, 2025

Guidelines: General

1. At least one author must be a SAR, ASAR, ESUR, or ESGAR Member in good standing.

2. At least one author MUST be registered for the SAR annual meeting either in-person or virtually for accepted scientific posters and educational exhibits.

3. The presenting author MUST be registered for the in-person SAR annual meeting for accepted scientific/power science oral abstract presentations.

4. 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, 2024.

5. Please do NOT submit the same abstract multiple times or in multiple presentation categories. Abstracts with considerable overlap in patient cohort or those with impression of duplicative submissions may be rejected at the discretion of the Scientific Program Committee.

6. Power Science Abstracts have a later timeline for submission to allow participation of new clinical abdominal/body radiology fellows beginning their fellowship July 1, 2024. Power Science abstract submitters must be enrolled in a current clinical abdominal/body radiology fellowship program for 2024-2025. Proof of fellowship status must be uploaded during the abstract submission process. Additional guidelines concerning Power Science submissions are listed below.

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 or those accepted for publication.

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). Optional figure or table (maximum of 1) can be uploaded in a pdf format.

3. Travel Scholarship for Trainees ($1000): All undergraduate/graduate/medical students, residents, and fellows will be considered for one of the six travel awards for accepted oral scientific abstract presentations.

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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