Figure 2.

Chest radiograph of a 15-year-old female CF patient with advanced lung disease a) posteroanterior view and b) lateral view. The radiograph shows pronounced pulmonary hyperinflation with sternal bowing, bronchial wall thickening and bilateral bronchiectasis, infiltrates mainly in the right upper lobe (1) and in the lower lobes on both sides (2) as well as atelectasis of the left lower lobe (3). Note the central venous access (Port-a-Cath system; Smiths Medical, St Paul, MN, USA). Image courtesy of E. Stranzinger (Division of Radiology, University Children's Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland).