"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 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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Atypical Endovascular Cells in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020 Dec; 41(4):e61-e63.
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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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Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy Across Circle of Willis. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jul; 115:47-53.
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1D simulation of blood flow characteristics in the circle of Willis using THINkS. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2018 Mar; 21(4):389-397.
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Basilar Artery Diameter Is Inversely Associated with Fetal Type Circle of Willis. Eur Neurol. 2017; 78(3-4):217-220.
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Relationship between white matter hyperintensities volume and the circle of Willis configurations in patients with carotid artery pathology. Eur J Radiol. 2017 04; 89:111-116.