Table 1

Summary of responses regarding the ‘need for’ or ‘timing of’ chest CT in five common scenarios

		Responses
		Number	%
NTM pulmonary disease	Yes	22	81
NTM pulmonary disease	No	5	19
Reduced FEV₁ with no response to intravenous antibiotics	Yes, at the same time as bronchoscopy	6	22
	Yes, if bronchoscopy does not reveal cause	19	70
	Not at any point	2	7
New cystic changes on CXR	Yes	15	56
New cystic changes on CXR	No	12	44
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis	Yes	4	15
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis	No	23	85
Lobar collapse	Yes, as soon as CXR shows lobar collapse	1	4
	Yes, if intravenous antibiotics and physiotherapy unsuccessful at reinflating lobe	5	19
	Yes, if bronchoscopy unsuccessful at reinflating lobe	15	56
	Not at any point	6	22

CXR, chest X-ray; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 s, NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria.