The ovine lumbar intervertebral disc is a useful model for the human lumbar disc. We present preliminary estimates of diffusion coefficients and T 2 relaxation times in a pilot MRI study of the ovine lumbar intervertebral disc during uniaxial compression in vitro , and identify factors that hamper the ability to accurately monitor the temporal evolution of the effective diffusion tensor at high spatial resolution.
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