An imaging catheter assembly comprising: an elongate body having a first body end, and an opposite a second body end; and an imaging assembly secured to the first body end, the imaging assembly having a first imaging assembly end remote from the first body end, a second imaging assembly end adjacent the first body end, and an imaging assembly longitudinal axis extending between the first and second imaging assembly ends, the imaging assembly including a rigid-flex circuit having an electronic component mounting portion extending along the imaging assembly longitudinal axis from adjacent the second imaging assembly end toward the first imaging assembly end, and a camera mounting portion adjacent the first imaging assembly end and extending generally transverse to the imaging assembly, wherein the electronic component mounting portion includes longitudinally spaced first and second rigid sections and a first flexible section disposed between the first and second rigid sections, a first electronic component mounted on the first rigid section of the electronic component mounting portion, a second electronic component mounted on the second rigid section of the electronic component mounting portion, a camera mounted on the camera mounting portion, the camera communicatively connected to the first and second electronic components, and a housing in which the rigid-flex circuit is disposed, the housing circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the rigid-flex circuit; wherein the first flexible section of the electronic component mounting portion is free from electronic components mounted thereon such that the rigid-flex circuit is capable of bending at the first flexible section, characterized in that the housing includes longitudinally spaced apart reinforcing structures and bending locations disposed between the reinforcing structures. an elongate body having a first body end, and an opposite a second body end; and an imaging assembly secured to the first body end, the imaging assembly having a first imaging assembly end remote from the first body end, a second imaging assembly end adjacent the first body end, and an imaging assembly longitudinal axis extending between the first and second imaging assembly ends, the imaging assembly including a rigid-flex circuit having an electronic component mounting portion extending along the imaging assembly longitudinal axis from adjacent the second imaging assembly end toward the first imaging assembly end, and a camera mounting portion adjacent the first imaging assembly end and extending generally transverse to the imaging assembly, wherein the electronic component mounting portion includes longitudinally spaced first and second rigid sections and a first flexible section disposed between the first and second rigid sections, a first electronic component mounted on the first rigid section of the electronic a rigid-flex circuit having an electronic component mounting portion extending along the imaging assembly longitudinal axis from adjacent the second imaging assembly end toward the first imaging assembly end, and a camera mounting portion adjacent the first imaging assembly end and extending generally transverse to the imaging assembly, wherein the electronic component mounting portion includes longitudinally spaced first and second rigid sections and a first flexible section disposed between the first and second rigid sections, a first electronic component mounted on the first rigid section of the electronic component mounting portion, a second electronic component mounted on the second rigid section of the electronic component mounting portion, a camera mounted on the camera mounting portion, the camera communicatively connected to the first and second electronic components, and a housing in which the rigid-flex circuit is disposed, the housing circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the rigid-flex circuit; a second electronic component mounted on the second rigid section of the electronic component mounting portion, a camera mounted on the camera mounting portion, the camera communicatively connected to the first and second electronic components, and a housing in which the rigid-flex circuit is disposed, the housing circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the rigid-flex circuit; wherein the first flexible section of the electronic component mounting portion is free from electronic components mounted thereon such that the rigid-flex circuit is capable of bending at the first flexible section, characterized in that the housing includes longitudinally spaced apart reinforcing structures and bending locations disposed between the reinforcing structures.