Call for Abstracts is now Closed
ACNM Annual Meeting
September 18-20, 2026
Doubletree by Hilton Chicago-Oak Brook
Oak Brook, IL
The 2026 Call for Abstracts is now closed.
Policies and Instructions
Please review this form thoroughly before preparing your abstract. Because of time constraints, abstracts that do not comply with these policies and instructions must be rejected. Digital Posters should be no longer than 10 PowerPoint Slides.
Annual Meeting Abstract Awards
ACNM offers several abstract awards each year. For more information on the following awards, visit the awards webpage. You will be prompted to select which award you would like to apply for during the abstract submission process.
Abstracts can be considered for the following:
- Chaudhuri Family Breast Cancer Abstract Award
- Alexander Goottschalk Best Clinical PET Oncology Abstract from ALASBIMN
- Hussein Abdel-Dayem Early Career Investigator Travel Award
- Younis-Bashir Award
- The ACNM Annual Meeting Awards
Acceptance Criteria
By submitting an abstract for presentation at the ACNM Annual Meeting, the author certifies the following:
- Abstracts are submitted in final format and do not represent a work-in-progress. No changes to content will be made after receipt.
- The abstract has not been presented at any other national or international meeting.
- The abstract(s) represents an original idea or concept or an improvement or revision of an existing idea.
- The material contained in the abstract has not been accepted as a full paper for publication prior to its submission to this ACNM Annual Meeting. Material that has been accepted as a full paper prior to its submission to the Annual Meeting will not be considered.
- All listed authors have reviewed the abstract and agree to its submission.
- Abstracts will be graded by qualified reviewers to determine acceptability and rank order.
Who May Submit Abstracts
Members and nonmembers of nuclear medicine, nuclear cardiology, radiology, radiation oncology, and other nuclear medicine science are encouraged to submit their original abstract that reflects their research and academic efforts in the field of nuclear medicine, correlative imaging, and/or radionuclide therapy.
Abstract Presentation Commitment
Presenting/corresponding authors who withdraw or are unable to attend the Annual Meeting are required to notify ANCM in written form no later than August 19, 2026. Expenses associated with the submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenting author.
Corrections/Changes to Abstracts
Submitting authors are responsible for proofreading abstracts carefully to identify and correct errors before submission. Changes to abstract titles, text, or supporting data as well as additions or deletions of author names will not be permitted.
Disqualification for Duplicate Abstracts
Abstracts containing identical or nearly identical data submitted from the same institution and/or individuals will be disqualified.
Supporting Data
Supporting data is not required but may be submitted (one page only) if the reviewers’ understanding of the paper will be enhanced. Send optional supporting data, as a word document, to acnm@acnmonline.org. Be sure to include abstract title and author names in the message.
Errors
Abstracts with errors, misspellings, poor grammar, or incorrect abbreviations may be rejected.
Projection Requirements
Computer projection will be available for presenting scientific papers.
General Information and Reminders
Submitting authors will be notified, via email, of abstract acceptance/non-acceptance. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to notify all co-authors of abstract acceptance/non-acceptance, especially in those cases when Submitting Author differs from Presenting Author.