A method for generating a synthetic image with switchable image contrast components for a biological object, the method comprising: - using a first quantitative MRI acquisition technique for measuring a value of a first quantitative parameter Q1 for the biological object and generating a first quantitative map of the biological object comprising the values of Q1 for said biological object, wherein said first quantitative MRI acquisition technique is configured for generating at least a first contrast-weighted image for said biological object; - using a second quantitative MRI acquisition technique for measuring a value of a second quantitative parameter Q2 for the biological object and generating a second quantitative map of the biological object comprising the values of Q2 for said biological object, wherein said second quantitative MRI acquisition technique is configured for generating at least a second contrast-weighted image for said biological object; - using the obtained first and second quantitative maps, and the first and second contrast weighted images as inputs in a physical signal model configured for generating a synthetic image M with arbitrary sequence parameters P1, P2, P3, according to: M = C i f Q 1 Q 2 P 1 P 2 P 3 wherein C i with i=1,2, is a contrast component for the generation of the synthetic image M, with C 1 being the first contrast-weighted image (i=1) and C 2 the second contrast-weighted image (i=2); f is a function of Q1, Q2, P1, P2 and P3 representing a contrast mechanism depending on the sequence parameters Pi and quantitative biological object properties provided by Qi; - displaying the synthetic image M generated by using one of the contrast components C i, wherein an activation of a contrast switch is configured for automatically displaying the synthetic image M generated by using another one of the contrast components C i. - using a first quantitative MRI acquisition technique for measuring a value of a first quantitative parameter Q1 for the biological object and generating a first quantitative map of the biological object comprising the values of Q1 for said biological object, wherein said first quantitative MRI acquisition technique is configured for generating at least a first contrast-weighted image for said biological object; - using a second quantitative MRI acquisition technique for measuring a value of a second quantitative parameter Q2 for the biological object and generating a second quantitative map of the biological object comprising the values of Q2 for said biological object, wherein said second quantitative MRI acquisition technique is configured for generating at least a second contrast-weighted image for said biological object; - using the obtained first and second quantitative maps, and the first and second contrast weighted images as inputs in a physical signal model configured for generating a synthetic image M with arbitrary sequence parameters P1, P2, P3, according to: M = C i f Q 1 Q 2 P 1 P 2 P 3 wherein C i with i=1,2, is a contrast component for the generation of the synthetic image M, with C 1 being the first contrast-weighted image (i=1) and C 2 the second contrast-weighted image (i=2); f is a function of Q1, Q2, P1, P2 and P3 representing a contrast mechanism depending on the sequence parameters Pi and quantitative biological object properties provided by Qi; C i with i=1,2, is a contrast component for the generation of the synthetic image M, with C 1 being the first contrast-weighted image (i=1) and C 2 the second contrast-weighted image (i=2); f is a function of Q1, Q2, P1, P2 and P3 representing a contrast mechanism depending on the sequence parameters Pi and quantitative biological object properties provided by Qi; - displaying the synthetic image M generated by using one of the contrast components C i, wherein an activation of a contrast switch is configured for automatically displaying the synthetic image M generated by using another one of the contrast components C i.