 Circle of Willis
"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.
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 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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Markl M, Semaan E, Stromberg L, Carr J, Prabhakaran S, Collins J. Importance of variants in cerebrovascular anatomy for potential retrograde embolization in cryptogenic stroke. Eur Radiol. 2017 Oct; 27(10):4145-4152.
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Rosenberg N, Lazzaro MA, Lopes DK, Prabhakaran S. High-dose intra-arterial nicardipine results in hypotension following vasospasm treatment in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec; 15(3):400-4.
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Martin-Vaquero P, da Costa RC, Echandi RL, Tosti CL, Knopp MV, Sammet S. Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography of the canine brain at 3.0 Tesla and 7.0 Tesla. Am J Vet Res. 2011 Mar; 72(3):350-6.
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Heverhagen JT, Bourekas E, Sammet S, Knopp MV, Schmalbrock P. Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography at 7 Tesla. Invest Radiol. 2008 Aug; 43(8):568-73.
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Wilkinson EP, Shahidi R, Wang B, Martin DP, Adler JR, Steinberg GK. Remote-rendered 3D CT angiography (3DCTA) as an intraoperative aid in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Comput Aided Surg. 1999; 4(5):256-63.
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Gewirtz RJ, Awad IA. Giant aneurysms of the anterior circle of Willis: management outcome of open microsurgical treatment. Surg Neurol. 1996 May; 45(5):409-20; discussion 420-1.
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Schomer DF, Marks MP, Steinberg GK, Johnstone IM, Boothroyd DB, Ross MR, Pelc NJ, Enzmann DR. 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.
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