The total number of abstracts submitted for consideration at ECR 2018 reached an all-time high of 7,200 before the 15 October deadline, according to a statement by the European Society of Radiology (ESR).
Abstracts include scientific papers for oral presentation as well as electronic posters for exhibition in the ESR's Electronic Presentation Online System (EPOS).
ESR also saw a 37% increase in submissions by the radiographer community, as well as an increase in submissions from Portugal by 36%, China by 33%, Turkey by 21%, the U.K. by 12%, and Italy by 5%. Student submissions also rose this year, reaching nearly 300.
