An intravascular ultrasound imaging system includes an imaging core insertable into a catheter lumen. The imaging core includes at least one transducer disposed at a distal end of a driveshaft. The at least one transducer transmits acoustic signals and transforms received echo signals to electrical signals. The at least one transducer rotates about a longitudinal axis of the catheter and moves longitudinally along a patient blood vessel as the at least one transducer transmits the acoustic signals. A control module is coupled to the imaging core. The control module includes a processor that processes received electrical signals from the at least one transducer. The processor uses the received electrical signals to generate a plurality of cross-sectional images captured along least a portion of the patient blood vessel. A display coupled to the processor concurrently displays at least two of the plurality of cross-sectional images.
