"Circle of Willis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A polygonal anastomosis at the base of the brain formed by the internal carotid (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL), proximal parts of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries (ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY), the anterior communicating artery and the posterior communicating arteries.
| Descriptor ID |
D002941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.228.351
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| Concept/Terms |
Circle of Willis- Circle of Willis
- Willis' Circle
- Circle, Willis'
- Willis Circle
- Cerebral Arterial Circle
- Arterial Circle, Cerebral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circle of Willis" by people in Profiles.
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Competitive flow diversion of multiple P1 aneurysms: proposed classification. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jun 03; 13(6).
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Effect of Fetal Posterior Circulation on Efficacy of Flow Diversion for Treatment of Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Multi-Institutional Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jul; 127:e1232-e1236.
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3-D vascular skeleton extraction and decomposition. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2014 Jan; 18(1):139-47.
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Elevated A?42 in aged, non-demented individuals with cerebral atherosclerosis. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2013 Oct; 10(8):785-9.
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That's a wrap. Surv Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul-Aug; 51(4):434-44.
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The anatomy of the posterior communicating artery as a risk factor for ischemic cerebral infarction. N Engl J Med. 1994 Jun 02; 330(22):1565-70.