"Carotid Arteries" 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.
Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
| Descriptor ID |
D002339
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.186
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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