Abstract Submission Deadline

The deadline for abstract submissions has been EXTENDED to Monday, September 30th. Authors will be notified of their acceptance status on or before Tuesday, October 15th, 2024.

By submitting an abstract, you agree that - if your abstract is accepted - the presenting author will register for the meeting at their own expense. Registration cost varies based on your registration category (e.g. physician vs. trainee).

*Please note that the ASSR is proud to offer complimentary registration for all trainees.

Abstract Submission Categories

  1. Oral presentation (mentored) (Louis A. Gilula, MD and Bassem Georgy, MD Mentor Award Papers): should represent original spine-related research performed by fellows, residents, junior faculty (less than 5 years post-fellowship), or medical students mentored by an ASSR Active Member. Indicate if you wish to be considered for this Award and that you meet the criteria referenced above. An ASSR Active Member must serve as Mentor for research project.

  2. Oral presentation (non-mentored): should summarize the details of clearly defined and carefully conducted investigative efforts. Abstracts may be submitted in either the Diagnostic Spine or Interventional Spine categories

  3. Excerpta extraordinaire: should teach a lesson, illustrate a problem in diagnosis, describe a novel procedure, or present an unusual case.

  4. Educational exhibit: should support spine imaging or interventions education by reviewing a particular topic or describing a new concept or technique. Those educational exhibits selected for electronic presentation will be on display during the ASSR 2025 Annual Symposium and authors will be asked to submit their presentations via email prior the 2025 meeting.

  5. Electronic exhibit (Scientific): should present original research or illustrate key learning points of a pathological process, or an image-guided interventional spine procedure. Those electronic exhibits selected for presentation will be on display during the ASSR 2025 Annual Symposium. Authors will be asked to submit their presentations via email to an ASSR Audio-Visual technician prior to the ASSR 2025 Annual Symposium.

The presenting first authors of the top diagnostic (Louis A. Gilula Mentor Award) and interventional papers (Bassem Georgy Mentor Award) will each receive a certificate and monetary award.

Abstract Formats

Abstracts may be a maximum of 300 words in length not including the title or author listing. A table or figure may be submitted as graphic image. Only one graphic file with a maximum of four (4) images is permitted. Images should be 3 x 3 inches at 300dpi in JPEG or GIF format. Up to 3 references will be accepted and do not count towards the word limit.

Oral mentored and non-mentored presentation abstracts must be formatted in the following manner:

  • Purpose - state the reasons for conducting the research.

  • Methods and Materials - outline the methods of investigation that were employed.

  • Results - present a synopsis of your findings.

  • Conclusions - summarize the most pertinent conclusions drawn from your results.

Excerpta extraordinaire abstracts:

10-20 slides detailing the clinical history, radiologic findings, and teaching pearls from the case.

Educational exhibit abstracts:

Education exhibits should be designed to teach or review radiologic signs, pathologic correlations, procedures, techniques, treatments, and interventions or other aspects related to the practice of imaging. Some educational exhibits may refer to authors' personal research data in the exhibit to emphasize educational points. These presentations should be limited to 25 slides.

Electronic exhibit (scientific) abstracts:

For original research, please utilize scientific paper format (as above). For illustrative learning, a brief description of the objectives followed by a listing of learning points with an image rich presentation is sufficient.

The ASSR will consider work published or to be presented at other society meetings.