ABSTRACT
For decades, the mainstay for imaging cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary disease has been chest radiography. Even after the advent of cross-sectional imaging, the use of chest radiography continues to be promoted, its appeal based on its accessibility and relative low doses of radiation. In fact, the 2004 consensus conference report for adult CF care recommends posterior-anterior (PA) and lateral chest radiographs every two to four years in stable CF patients. This report also advises chest radiographs in patients experiencing complications such as pulmonary exacerbation, hemoptysis, pneumothorax, and lobar collapse (1).
