An imaging catheter system (10, 23, 242), characterized by: an imaging catheter including: an elongate body having opposite first and second ends, an imaging assembly at the first end of the elongate body, the imaging assembly including an imaging device for generating imaging signals indicative of images of anatomy of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is adapted to transmit the imaging signals generated by the imaging device, and an electronic memory component having a predefined identifier of the imaging catheter written thereon; and a console including a display, the console configured for receiving the imaging signals from the imaging assembly and displaying images generated from the imaging signals on the display, the console configured to read the predefined identifier from the electronic memory component and associate the received imaging signals with the predefined identifier, characterized in that the elongated body comprises a nasogastric feeding tube configured for insertion into an alimentary canal of a subject, and the console is configured to write computer-generated data to the electronic memory component indicating that the imaging catheter was confirmed as being properly positioned in the subject, the data including a placement-confirmation time stamp. an imaging catheter including: an elongate body having opposite first and second ends, an imaging assembly at the first end of the elongate body, the imaging assembly including an imaging device for generating imaging signals indicative of images of anatomy of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is adapted to transmit the imaging signals generated by the imaging device, and an electronic memory component having a predefined identifier of the imaging catheter written thereon; and a console including a display, the console configured for receiving the imaging signals from the imaging assembly and displaying images generated from the imaging signals on the display, the console configured to read the predefined identifier from the electronic memory component and associate the received imaging signals with the predefined identifier, an elongate body having opposite first and second ends, an imaging assembly at the first end of the elongate body, the imaging assembly including an imaging device for generating imaging signals indicative of images of anatomy of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is adapted to transmit the imaging signals generated by the imaging device, and an electronic memory component having a predefined identifier of the imaging catheter written thereon; and a console including a display, the console configured for receiving the imaging signals from the imaging assembly and displaying images generated from the imaging signals on the display, the console configured to read the predefined identifier from the electronic memory component and associate the received imaging signals with the predefined identifier, an imaging assembly at the first end of the elongate body, the imaging assembly including an imaging device for generating imaging signals indicative of images of anatomy of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is adapted to transmit the imaging signals generated by the imaging device, and an electronic memory component having a predefined identifier of the imaging catheter written thereon; and a console including a display, the console configured for receiving the imaging signals from the imaging assembly and displaying images generated from the imaging signals on the display, the console configured to read the predefined identifier from the electronic memory component and associate the received imaging signals with the predefined identifier,