Subsequent Publication of Radiological Society of North America Education Exhibits After Solicitation by RadioGraphics.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of subsequent publication of education exhibits solicited by RadioGraphics at the 2013 and 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meetings in PubMed-indexed journals.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 2013 and 2014 RSNA meeting programs were reviewed, and all solicited education exhibits were recorded. The PubMed database was searched from 2013 to 2018 to identify peer-reviewed articles published in PubMed-indexed journals that were based upon 2013 and 2014 education exhibits.

RESULTS: Of 2213 education exhibits at the 2013 meeting, 219 (9.9%) were solicited by RadioGraphics, of which 133 (60.7%) have been subsequently published in 25 PubMed-indexed journals. Of 2151 education exhibits at the 2014 meeting, 190 (8.8%) were solicited by RadioGraphics, of which 132 (69.5%) have been subsequently published in 24 PubMed-indexed journals. Among subsequently published education exhibits, most appeared in RadioGraphics for both the 2013 (n = 82; 61.2%) and 2014 (n = 101; 75.9%) meetings.

CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 65% of education exhibits solicited by RadioGraphics from the 2013 and 2014 RSNA meetings were subsequently published in PubMed-indexed journals within 4-5 years of solicitation. More articles were published in RadioGraphics than in any other journal. These publication rates compare favorably to previously reported scientific abstract subsequent publication rates at major medical society meetings.