On Dec. 8, 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs embarked on a study to determine the most effective screening technique for liver cancer, a deadly cancer that can be cured if caught early. This is the largest clinical trial in history related to liver cancer screening.

The study will determine whether detecting liver cancer earlier with abbreviated MRI can make a difference for patientsﾒ risk of death. Better known as PREMIUM ﾗ PREventing Liver Cancer Mortality through Imaging with Ultrasound vs. MRI ﾗ the trialﾒs objective is to determine whether screening with abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging is better than ultrasound, the current standard of care in reducing liver cancer deaths in Veterans.