Philips unveils Rembra CT Scanner to transform high-demand medical imaging

AUSTRIA—Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has introduced Rembra, its next-generation radiology CT system designed specifically for acute and high-demand imaging environments.

The company made the announcement from Austria and will showcase the system publicly for the first time at ECR 2026 in Vienna.

Healthcare systems across the globe face unprecedented challenges today.

Rising patient volumes combine with increasing clinical complexity and workforce shortages to push frontline, high-acuity imaging services to their breaking points.

Philips engineered Rembra from the ground up to address these pressing issues by bringing together advanced detector technology, ultra-fast scan and reconstruction speeds, and streamlined workflows in a single system built for speed, consistency, and long-term value.

Dan Xu, Business Leader for Computed Tomography at Philips, emphasized that Rembra reflects the daily realities clinicians encounter.

The system combines Philips’ most advanced detector technology with AI-powered workflows and industry-leading speed, representing a significant advancement in high-acuity imaging.

This combination delivers speed, access, and diagnostic confidence precisely when healthcare providers need them most.

Emergency departments, trauma centers, and other high-demand settings often experience critical delays in image reconstruction that can slow diagnosis and potentially impact patient outcomes.

Rembra tackles this challenge head-on with an industry-leading reconstruction speed of up to 106 images per second.

This capability helps radiologists and clinicians access images quickly in stroke cases, trauma situations, and other urgent scenarios.

The speed supports smoother workflows and enables timely clinical decisions in busy emergency departments where every second counts.

The system can handle the intense demands of modern imaging departments by supporting up to 270 exams per day.

This capacity helps facilities manage growing patient volumes without sacrificing speed or diagnostic confidence.

Rembra features the largest-in-class 85-centimeter bore, which facilitates patient access and positioning while potentially improving comfort for trauma patients, bariatric cases, and interventional procedures.

The system offers both a 60-centimeter standard field of view and an 85-centimeter extended field of view, both the largest in their class among frontline radiology CT systems.

These specifications enable complete anatomical visualization in a single scan without requiring multiple imaging sessions.

Professor Olivier Rouvière, MD, PhD, Head of Department at Hospices Civils de Lyon (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon), highlighted the system’s advantages for interventional work.

He noted that precise access and efficient positioning prove essential in interventional and high-acuity settings.

The 85-centimeter bore supports improved access while enabling faster and safer positioning of long needles and instruments during complex procedures.

At Rembra’s core sits Philips’ newest NanoPanel Precise XD, a high-density detector designed from its inception to work seamlessly with artificial intelligence.

The detector delivers high dose-efficiency and high-resolution imaging at the source while supporting overall image quality and diagnostic confidence.

It offers exceptional in-plane spatial resolution of 23 line pairs per centimeter, enabling sharp detail and visualization of fine anatomical structures down to 0.25 millimeters.

A 2D anti-scatter grid provides strong scatter rejection to preserve image clarity across challenging patient types, supporting consistently high image quality regardless of patient size or clinical scenario.

Philips integrated AI-enabled smart workflows throughout the system to automate routine steps and simplify operations.

These features support workflow efficiency while delivering consistent results across different operators and clinical situations.

The company engineered Rembra for reliability and long-term performance, including operations in high-altitude environments up to 5,000 meters.

The system supports a lifetime of up to 20 years with required maintenance and upgrades.

Philips’ industry-first Tube for Life service program enhances cost predictability by covering tube replacement costs for up to 10 years, helping healthcare facilities better manage their imaging equipment budgets.

Philips will also debut Verida at ECR 2026, marking its European introduction. Verida represents the world’s first detector-based spectral CT powered by artificial intelligence, integrating AI across the entire imaging chain.

First introduced at RSNA 2025, Verida delivers exceptional spectral image quality while accelerating workflows and reducing radiation dose, further reinforcing Philips’ leadership position in spectral CT innovation.