"Medical Illustration" 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.
The field which deals with illustrative clarification of biomedical concepts, as in the use of diagrams and drawings. The illustration may be produced by hand, photography, computer, or other electronic or mechanical methods.
| Descriptor ID |
D008488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.385 J01.897.280.500.480 K01.093.410 L01.178.820.090.480
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Illustration- Medical Illustration
- Illustration, Medical
- Illustrations, Medical
- Medical Illustrations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Illustration" by people in Profiles.
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Historical Accounts of Congenital Heart Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 09; 14(5):626-641.
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Graphic Medicine-The Best of 2021. JAMA. 2021 Dec 28; 326(24):2453-2455.
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Progress in neurosurgery: Contributions of women neurosurgeons in Asia and Australasia. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr; 86:357-365.
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Considering adjuvant therapy for stage II melanoma. Cancer. 2020 03 15; 126(6):1166-1174.
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Is Wikipedia a complete and accurate source for musculoskeletal anatomy? Surg Radiol Anat. 2019 Oct; 41(10):1187-1192.
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Transoral Robotic Resection of Recurrent Neopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Jun; 99(5):303-304.
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Multi-institutional Randomized Trial Testing the Utility of an Interactive Three-dimensional Contouring Atlas Among Radiation Oncology Residents. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 07 01; 98(3):547-554.
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Upper quadrant port placement for robot-assisted renal surgery: implementation of the Floating Arm and the XL Protype. J Endourol. 2014 Aug; 28(8):900-5.
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Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: reassessment of modified templates. BJU Int. 2009 Nov; 104(9 Pt B):1369-75.
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History of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: from Galen to Lahey. World J Surg. 2009 Mar; 33(3):386-93.