METHODS (CONT’D)MOTIVATION RESULTS DISCUSSION

OBJECTIVES

METHODS

CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

Poster Title: Brief Description of What Was Done in This Study

Additional affiliation of collaborator (if required)Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute

Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Western Ontario

A. Author, B. Author, C. Author, and D. Author

• Text box which introduces the specific, unique equipment that is required for this study

• Be sure to include all important details that make this device unique

• More details can be provided here, with regard to construction, fabrication and development

SPECIALIZED APPARATUS A

• Text box which introduces the specific, unique equipment that is required for this study

• Be sure to include all important details that make this device unique; apparatus could be a software algorithm, in some cases

• More details can be provided here, with regard to construction, fabrication and development

• A line drawing or photograph of the equipment is typically helpful here

SPECIALIZED APPARATUS B

• First paragraph: typically some description of the specific group of subjects, specimens, or animals that were used in this study

• Provide appropriate descriptors, such as age, gender, size, etc.

• If you fabricated models or phantoms for your study, then place details related to the phantoms here

SELECTION OF SUBJECTS

DATA ANALYSIS

• Main result of the study: this box should describe your most important finding

• This is likely to relate to your primary hypothesis or main objective

• The graphic could be a table, a plot, or image(s) that demonstrate your result; i.e. a typical result

RESULT A

RESULT B

• An additional result; important images or plots can be configured to take up the entire page, if desired

RESULT C

Fig. 1: This is a schematic diagram of the most important piece of equipment used in this study.

• Discussion of the most important message of the study, typically related to the main objective or hypothesis to be tested; major finding and its implication

• Discussion of secondary point, but one that is still quite important

• Comparison of your work to others, setting of the context of your project; interpret and explain the meaning of your results, including both surprises and expected results

• Possible limitations of your project, and aspects that could be improved in the future; try to put a positive spin on limitations, by discussing related advantages

• Possible applications for your results to the future; choose a few applications that may follow from your study, but be careful not to overstate your results

• Most important conclusion; take-home pay of the project, which addresses the main goal

• Evaluate you results from the standpoint of the stated objectives: have you succeeded?

• State the logical, concise conclusion from your study, what will happen next?

• A line drawing or photograph of the equipment is typically helpful here

• Any additional text that clarifies the function of the apparatus and how it was used in this study

• First paragraph: major motivation (usually clinical) behind the entire study. This paragraph typically addresses the “big picture”

• Second paragraph: recent or previous work by others (or your own group) that has improved our understanding or rectified some deficiency; nonetheless, usually some deficiency remains

• Third paragraph: recent advances that have made it possible to achieve significant progress, such as a newly developed device or technique, or a newly provided capability that is ideally suited for this problem

• Fourth paragraph: introduction to the specific objective of the project, usually something like “We believe that…” or “We propose that…”

Recapitulate the major problem that you address and then make the following statement: The primary objective (or hypothesis) of this project is:

State the objective or hypothesis clearly, preferably in italics, in a way that will correspond to the final results and conclusion of your poster.

Fig. 2: This is a schematic diagram or photograph of the second most important piece of equipment used in this study.

Fig. 5: This will be a graph, table or image that presents your most important result; it can be sized to fit appropriately (landscape or portrait).

Fig. 3: This is likely a photograph of an animal in a scanner, or a phantom that was used in a study.

• Lots of room for additional text that describes the details of the study, number of specimens used, how many scans obtained, etc.

• This section will include all of the details that describe the way that the data was post-processed and analyzed

• Clear description of the derived parameters that were used to test the hypothesis

• This is also the place for a description of the specific statistical tests that were used to test your hypothesis

Fig. 4: This is likely an image that demonstrates an essential component of the analysis, such as the selection of a region of interest within an animal.

• Be sure to describe the exact statistical test that was used to test for significance, the p-value that was taken as significant, and the software used in the study, if space permits

• Second result of the study: this box should describe your second most important finding

• This is likely to relate to your secondary hypothesis or objective

• The graphic could be a table, a plot, or image(s) that demonstrate your result; i.e. a typical result Fig. 6: This will be a graph, table or

image that presents your second most important result; it can be sized to fit appropriately (landscape or portrait). • Be sure to thank all of those who

helped with the study, but were not co-authors

• Include people who built equipment, helpful discussions, etc.

• Thank all sources of funding, including salary support, as well as operating funds

• List three or four of the most important references, in a fairly concise format

• Try to include the title of the manuscript in the reference format

• Be sure to include the most important work of other groups, as well as your own.