"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Circle of Willis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Circle of Willis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2010 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2011 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2014 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 2016 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circle of Willis" by people in Profiles.
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Atypical Endovascular Cells in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020 Dec; 41(4):e61-e63.
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The effect of anterior communicating artery flow on neurovascular injury and neurobehavioral outcomes in mice with recurrent stroke. Brain Res. 2019 12 01; 1724:146440.
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Influence of collateral circulation on cerebral blood flow and frontal lobe cognitive function in patients with severe internal carotid artery stenosis. BMC Neurol. 2019 Jul 05; 19(1):151.
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Morphological Variables Associated With Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms. Neurosurgery. 2019 07 01; 85(1):75-83.
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An In-Vitro Flow Study Using an Artificial Circle of Willis Model for Validation of an Existing One-Dimensional Numerical Model. Ann Biomed Eng. 2019 Apr; 47(4):1023-1037.
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Comparative analysis of coil embolization in posterior and anterior communicating artery aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Aug; 11(8):790-795.
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Basilar Apex Aneurysms in the Setting of Carotid Artery Stenosis: Case Series and Angiographic Anatomic Study. Curr Neurovasc Res. 2019; 16(1):12-18.
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Completeness of circle of Willis and white matter hyperintensities in patients with severe internal carotid artery stenosis. Neurol Sci. 2019 Mar; 40(3):509-514.
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ASL perfusion features and type of circle of Willis as imaging markers for cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid revascularization: a preliminary study. Eur Radiol. 2019 May; 29(5):2651-2658.
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Association Between Incomplete Circle of Willis and Carotid Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2018 11; 38(11):2744-2749.