A new technological breakthrough could help save lives from a heart attack, years before one happens.
Teams from the US, UK and Germany have developed the technology that analyzes images from CT scans.
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It uses algorithms to look at the fat surrounding coronary arteries, and determine which are at most risk of narrowing and triggering a heart attack.
Right now, CT scans can only detect when an artery is already narrowed.
Researchers are hoping to get approval within a year for the new technology.
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