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Liver Transplantation Imaging

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Liver transplantation (LT) has been accepted as the effective curative treatment for patients with end-stage hepatic disease, attributed to advances in organ procurement and surgical techniques and the development of potent immunosuppressive therapy.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of South Korea

    Kyoung Won Kim

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    Byung Ihn Choi

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Kim, K.W. (2014). Liver Transplantation Imaging. In: Choi, B. (eds) Radiology Illustrated: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Radiology. Radiology Illustrated. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35825-8_8

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