Jeryl Jones

Professor, AVS and CVM, Clemson
Affiliated Research Professor, VMCVM, Virginia Tech
Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department

Office: Poole Agricultural Center
Phone: 864-656-2142
Fax: 864-656-3131

Email: jerylj@clemson.edu
Personal Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/jerylj

Educational Background

Residency/Ph.D. Veterinary Radiology/Biomedical Sciences
Auburn University 1995

D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia 1982

B.S. Pre-Professional Studies (Zoology)
Clemson University 1980

Profile

I am a licensed veterinarian (WV Board of Veterinary Medicine, https://www.wvbvm.org/) and board-certified Veterinary Radiologist (American College of Veterinary Radiology, https://acvr.org/). My additional professional appointments include the following: Director, SC TRIMH Pre-clinical Assessment Core; Faculty Scholar, Clemson School of Health Research; Co-Advisor, Clemson Pre-Veterinary Club; and Leader, AVS One Health Research Group

Research Interests

Diagnostic imaging techniques such as radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography are non-destructive methods for qualitatively and quantitatively characterizing internal structures and pathology in animals. My primary research focuses on developing, validating, and applying these methods to help answer research questions in large animal models. Recently completed and ongoing projects have included dogs, sheep, chickens, pigs, and goats. Another area of research interest is the application of One Health approaches for answering research questions.

The AVS Image Analysis Laboratory is located in the Poole Agricultural Center on the Clemson University main campus. The lab has restricted key access and is equipped with radiographic viewboxes, a password-protected iMac image analysis workstation, Lacie 6gb external hard drive, 2 dedicated Ethernet ports, and a battery backup system with surge protection. Image analysis workstation hardware consists of a 24 inch iMac with Retina 4.5K display, M3 chip with 8-core CPU and 10-core CPU, 16 gb Ram, 2 tb SSD and 1 linked 27-inch Thunderbolt high resolution display. A reference library includes books on animal anatomy and diagnostic imaging principles/applications. Laboratory services include qualitative assessments of imaging findings consistent with pathology; quantitative assessments of diameter, area, volume, density, echogenicity, and signal intensity; and analyses of repeatability, reliability, accuracy, and diagnostic sensitivity. Bone calibration phantoms are available for converting radiographic opacity to aluminum equivalents and converting CT density to hydroxyapatite bone mineral density. Open-source image analysis software programs such as Horos and 3D Slicer are available for analysis of DICOM format images. Adobe Photoshop software is available for analysis of tiff, jpeg, and PNG format images. Secure cloud storage and restricted sharing of research image data are available through Clemson Box and Clemson Secure Box. Training services for PIs and their students are also available.

Lab Members

Image Analysis Lab Manager: Dr. Cerano Harrison, https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/ceranoh

Extension and Outreach

Provided 48 continuing education lectures/workshops for local, regional, national, and international organizations.

Publications

Most recent publications (full list below):

Jones J, Ali A, Harrison C, Rimoldi G. Radiographic, computed tomographic, and histologic characteristics of bone in asymptomatic laying hens. Vet Radiol Ultras. 2024; 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13443

Anderson M (graduate student), Johnson A (graduate student), Harrison C, Jones J, Ali A. Influence of perch provision during rearing on activity and musculoskeletal health of pullets. PLOS ONE 2024; 19(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307114 .

Jones JC, White EE, Holladay SD, Foster JL. Anatomy of the sternum and humerus in the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus). Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2023; 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13312

Harrison C., Jones J., Bridges W., Anderson G., Ali A., & Mercuri J. (2023). Associations among computed tomographic measures of bone and muscle quality and biomechanical measures of tibiotarsal bone quality in laying hens. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 84(11), ajvr..23.05.0109. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.23.05.0109

Harrison C, Jones J, Bridges W, Ali A. Intraobserver repeatability for a standardized protocol to quantify keel bone damage in laying hens using discrete and continuous radiographic measures. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2023; 64: 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13209

Wise R, Jones J, Werre S, Aguirre M. The prevalence of sacroiliac joint CT and MRI findings is high in large breed dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2022; 63: 739– 748. http://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13109

Jones, J, Harrison C, Harbold A, Bridges W, Mercuri J. Open-source image analysis software yields reproducible MRI measures of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in sheep models. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2021; 62: 568– 572. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12977

Carnevale M, Jones J, Li G, Sharp J, Olson K, Bridges W. Computed tomographic evaluation of the sacroiliac joints of young Labrador retrievers of various work status groups: detected lesions vary among the different groups and finite element analyses of the static pelvis yields repeatable measures of sacroiliac joint strain. Front. Vet. Sci. 2020; 7:528. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00528.

Gamble KB, Jones J, Biddlecome A, Bridges WC. Qualitative and quantitative computed tomographic characteristics of the lumbosacral spine in German Shepherd military working dogs with versus without lumbosacral pain. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 2020 July; 38:33-55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2020.05.011. Winner of the JVEB Early Career Scientist Award.

Dragicevich CJ (graduate student), Jones JC, Bridges W, Dunn H. Computed Tomographic Measures of Funnel-Shaped Lumbar Vertebral Canal and Articular Process Dysplasia Malformations Differ Between German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois Military Working Dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:275. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00275. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32528984; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7266950.

Dodd T, Jones J, Holásková I, Mukherjee M. Behavioral problems may be associated with multilevel lumbosacral stenosis in military working dogs. J Vet Behav. 2020 Jan-Feb;35:8-13. Epub 2019 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 32477020; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7259540.

Links

Dr. Jones' Publications
AVS One Health Research Group
SC TRIMH COBRE
Small Animal Clinical Sciences, VMCVM
CU College of Veterinary Medicine