Feasibility of low-field magnetic resonance imaging (lf-MRI) for longitudinally evaluating experimentally induced lumbar intervertebral disc injuries in goat models (Capra hircus): A pilot study

• Jeryl C. Jones ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeryl C. Jones, Mario J. Krussig

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jerylj@clemson.edu

  Affiliation Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-9947

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• Mario J. Krussig ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeryl C. Jones, Mario J. Krussig

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Poly-Med, Anderson, SC, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Matthew W. Breed,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Office of Animal Resources, Division of Research, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Cerano D. Harrison,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States of America

  Affiliation South Carolina Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health Center, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• John W. Gilpin,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Clemson University School of Health Research, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Guillermo M. Rimoldi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Clemson Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Clemson University, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Jeremy J. Mercuri,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Ahmed A. B. Ali,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• William C. Bridges

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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