title: Imaging of Cystic Fibrosis and Pediatric Bronchiectasis.
abstract: 1. CT is superior to pulmonary function tests and chest radiography for the assessment and monitoring of cystic fibrosis (CF)-related lung disease and, also, of pediatric bronchiectasis not caused by CF (hereafter referred to as non-CF bronchiectasis). 2. Low-dose CT protocols that impart radiation doses similar to those used in chest radiography are feasible for the surveillance of patients with bronchiectasis. 3. Chest radiography is still most commonly used as the first-line imaging examination of choice for the assessment of acute complications related to bronchiectasis. 4. Pulmonary MRI, with or without the use of inhaled hyperpolarized gas, can be performed to obtain functional information, and, in dedicated centers, it may yield imaging results comparable to those obtained by CT. 5. Gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary manifestations of CF are observed with greater frequency in adults, because of increased life expectancy.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.|2 Department of Radiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.|2 Department of Radiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.|2 Department of Radiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Owen J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: bronchiectasis; cystic fibrosis; high-resolution CT; low-dose CT; pulmonary MRI