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Liver Transplantation

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Nuclear Hepatology

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After many years of experiments and clinical experience, liver transplantation is now considered an optimal therapy for various types of end stage liver disease [1]. The first liver transplantation was performed by Welch in 1955 in a dog and the first human liver transplantation was performed by Starzl et al. in 1963 [2, 3]. Early clinical results were disappointing. The advent of modern immunosuppressive agents has improved survival rates in both children and adults. The survival rates at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years in children are 82%, 80%, 78%, and 76%, respectively [4]. The indications for liver transplantation for varieties of end stage liver diseases are shown in Table 12.1.1.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tuality Community Hospital, Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine) & Shakuntala Krishnamurthy BSc, MBBS (Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology)

  2. Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine)

  3. Nuclear Medicine Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine)

  4. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine) & Shakuntala Krishnamurthy BSc, MBBS (Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology)

  5. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine)

  6. University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy MBBS, MS, FACP, FACNP (Formerly, Chief, Program Director, Professor of Radiology, Pathology, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Krishnamurthy, G.T., Krishnamurthy, S. (2000). Liver Transplantation. In: Nuclear Hepatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22654-4_12

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