A deceased donor liver transplantation involves surgically replacing an unhealthy or diseased liver (that no longer functions normally) with a healthy liver from the deceased donor.
On an ultrasound image, steatotic livers appear brighter, whereas the normal appearance is darker. At the same time, cirrhotic livers can be seen as skinny and lumpy on the ultrasound image.
Rejection occurs when your immune system attacks the new liver. It happens in 25 to 50% of transplant patients within six months of surgery. After six months, the rejection rate is 5% or less.