{
  "id": 15846666,
  "title": "First-in-human study of dual-imaging catheter to assess heart attack risk, guide treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/first-in-human-study-of-dual-imaging-catheter-to-assess-heart-attack",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-human-dual-imaging-catheter-heart.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers at the UC Davis National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies (NCIBT) have concluded the first-in-human test of a new device that could help doctors better detect and treat atherosclerosis, the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque buildup. The flexible catheter-based device, developed at NCIBT labs, is designed to navigate the interior walls of arteries and capture…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}