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===Need for imaging===Imaging is indicated in cases of flank pain and hematuria.<ref name="BrisbaneBailey2016">{{cite journal|last1=Brisbane|first1=Wayne|last2=Bailey|first2=Michael R.|last3=Sorensen|first3=Mathew D.|title=An overview of kidney Kidney stone imaging techniques|journal=Nature Reviews Urology|volume=13|issue=11|year=2016|pages=654–662|issn=1759disease -4812|doi=10.1038/nrurol.2016.154need and choice of modality}}</ref> ===Choice of modality===*'''[[Ultrasonography of the urinary system]]''' is the first-line imaging modality for patients <14 years of age and those who are pregnant. It is also the first-line investigation for thin (BMI <30) patients and there is a strong suspicion of kidney stone disease.<ref name="BrisbaneBailey2016"/>*'''[[Abdominal CT]]''' is recommended for older patients, as well as those who have higher BMI and/or less specific findings.<ref name="BrisbaneBailey2016"/>
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