"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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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Eskew WH, Cardona JJ, Chaiyamoon A, Carrera A, Reina F, Dogruel Y, G?ng?r A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. The Venous Circle of Trolard: An Anatomical Study with Application to Approaches to the Basal Brain. World Neurosurg. 2023 07; 175:e238-e242.
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Martinez AN, Tortelote GG, Pascale CL, McCormack IG, Nordham KD, Suder NJ, Couldwell MW, Dumont AS. Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis of the Circle of Willis in a Mouse Cerebral Aneurysm Model. Stroke. 2022 08; 53(8):2647-2657.
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Bordes S, Werner C, Mathkour M, McCormack E, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Lammle M, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Arterial Supply of the Thalamus: A Comprehensive Review. World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:310-318.
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Ali MS, Starke RM, Jabbour PM, Tjoumakaris SI, Gonzalez LF, Rosenwasser RH, Owens GK, Koch WJ, Greig NH, Dumont AS. TNF-a induces phenotypic modulation in cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells: implications for cerebral aneurysm pathology. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2013 Oct; 33(10):1564-73.
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Bell R, Severson MA, Armonda RA. Neurovascular anatomy: a practical guide. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2009 Jul; 20(3):265-78.
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Yonekawa Y, Ogata N, Goto Y. [Epidemiological study of spontaneous occlusion of the circle of willis in Japan]. Nihon Rinsho. 1992 Nov; 50 Suppl:42-8.
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Mitchell DG, Merton D, Desai H, Needleman L, Kurtz AB, Goldberg BB, Graziani L, Wolfson P. Neonatal brain: color Doppler imaging. Part II. Altered flow patterns from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Radiology. 1988 May; 167(2):307-10.