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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2009; 15(6): 648-674
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.648
Table 5 Banff grading of acute liver allograft rejection
AssessmentCriteriaRAI
IndeterminatePortal inflammatory infiltrate that fails to meet criteria for the diagnosis of acute rejection1-2
MildRejection infiltrate in a minority of the triads that is generally mild and confined within the portal spaces3-4
ModerateRejection infiltrate expanding most or all of the triads5-6
SevereAs above for moderate, with spillover into the periportal areas and moderate to severe perivenular inflammation that extends into the hepatic perenchyma and is associated with perivenular hepatocyte necrosis> 6