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A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset severe flank pain radiating to the groin. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. He is afebrile and haemodynamically stable. What is the preferred initial imaging modality to confirm suspected ureteric stone in an adult according to Canadian practice?

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