Philips unveils Rembra CT at ECR 2026, setting new speed and access benchmark

Rembra's advanced technology delivers up to 106 images per second and supports up to 270 patients per day to aid diagnosis in acute and high-demand imaging environments.

Published on Mar. 4, 2026

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Philips has introduced its next-generation Rembra CT system designed for acute and high-demand imaging needs. Rembra features industry-leading reconstruction speed of up to 106 images per second and can support up to 270 exams per day to help clinicians access images quickly in urgent cases and manage growing patient volumes. With its 85 cm bore, Rembra is designed to improve patient access and comfort, especially for complex procedures. The system also includes Philips' latest NanoPanel Precise XD detector with AI for high-resolution, dose-efficient imaging.

Why it matters

Healthcare systems worldwide are facing rising patient volumes, increasing clinical complexity, and workforce shortages, pushing high-acuity and high-demand imaging to its limits. Rembra was engineered to address these challenges, bringing together advanced technology and streamlined workflows to deliver speed, access, and diagnostic confidence when it matters most.

The details

Rembra's advanced image reconstruction technology can deliver up to 106 images per second, and the system is designed to support up to 270 patient exams per day. The 85 cm bore, the largest in its class, is intended to facilitate patient access and positioning, especially for trauma, bariatric, and interventional cases. Rembra also features a high-performance patient table with a 2.3-meter scan range and 46 cm gantry-to-table space to support flexible patient positioning.

  • Rembra will be showcased publicly for the first time at ECR 2026 in Vienna.

The players

Philips

A global leader in health technology that is introducing the Rembra CT system.

Dan Xu

Business Leader for Computed Tomography at Philips.

Professor Olivier Rouvière, MD, PhD

Head of Department at Hospices Civils de Lyon (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon).

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What they’re saying

“Rembra is built for the realities that clinicians face every day. By combining our most advanced detector technology with AI-powered workflows and industry-leading speed, Rembra represents a significant step forward for high-acuity imaging, delivering speed, access and diagnostic confidence when it matters most.”

— Dan Xu, Business Leader for Computed Tomography at Philips (Philips International B.V.)

“In interventional and high acuity settings, precise access and efficient positioning are essential. Rembra's 85 cm bore supports improved access as well as faster and safer positioning of long needles and instruments in complex procedures.”

— Professor Olivier Rouvière, MD, PhD, Head of Department at Hospices Civils de Lyon (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon) (Philips International B.V.)

The takeaway

Rembra represents a significant advancement in CT technology, designed to address the growing challenges facing healthcare systems by delivering industry-leading speed, improved patient access, and advanced imaging capabilities to support diagnostic confidence and timely clinical decisions in acute and high-demand imaging environments.