https://www.selleckchem.com/products/LY294002.html To analyze the characteristics of menicus microstructure and to reconstruct a microstructure-mimicing 3D model of the menicus. Human and sheep meniscus were collected and prepared for this study. Hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE) and Masson staining were conducted for histological analysis of the meniscus. For submicroscopic structure analysis, the meniscus was first freeze-dried and then scanned by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The porosity of the meniscus was determined according to SEM images. A micro-MRI was used to scan each meniscus, immersed in distilled water, and a 3D digital model was reconstructed afterwards. A three-dimensional (3D) resin model was printed out based on the digital model. Before high-resolution micro-CT scanning, each meniscus was freeze-dried. Then, micro-scale two-dimensional (2D) CT projection images were obtained. The porosity of the meniscus was calculated according to micro-CT images. With micro-CT, multiple 2D projection images were collected. A 3D digital model base-CT scanning are effective methods for 3D microstructure reconstruction of the meniscus, which is an important step towards mechanically functional 3D-printed meniscus grafts. Subjective symptom complaints often do not match the expert's ratings in focal dystonia. Nonetheless, perceived symptom intensities drive compliance and outcome of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) treatment. Perception of symptom development across a BoNT cycle was obtained in 21 cervical dystonia (CD) and 15 hemifacial spasm (HFS) patients at four time points during a BoNT cycle. Subjective assessments were recorded by means of a quality-of-life questionnaire and a patient diary containing items related to subjective severity of disease, mood, pain, social impairment, and quality of life. Medical investigation used the Tsui score and TWSTRS, and a HFS rating score, respectively. In both patient groups, subjective intensities were strongly associat