Systems and methods for medical imaging

A medical imaging method comprising:

• advancing a guidewire through a distal channel of a handle and to a target area of a patient, the guidewire includes an imaging source and a light source positioned at a distal end of the guidewire, the imaging source and the light source are housed within an outer diameter of the guidewire that is 2 mm or less along an entire length of the guidewire extending distally of the handle;
• powering the imaging source and the light source by a power source at the handle;
• capturing image data from the imaging source;
• transmitting the image data from the imaging source to a wireless transmitter at the handle;
• communicating the image data from the wireless transmitter to a remote display.

A medical imaging system, comprising:

• a handle including:
• a handle body;
• a power source;
• a wireless transmitter;
• a distal channel that extends through the handle body;
• and
• a guidewire configured to extend through the distal channel and releasably attach to the distal channel at a proximal end of the guidewire, the guidewire has a guidewire diameter that is 2 mm or less along a length of the guidewire, the guidewire including:
• an imaging source positioned at a distal end of the guidewire and powered by the power source and in communication with the wireless transmitter;
• a light source positioned at a distal end of the guidewire and powered by the power source;
• wherein the imaging source and the light source are positioned within the guidewire diameter;
• wherein the power source and the wireless transmitter are mounted to the handle body and the medical imaging system is sterilizable and disposable.