Patent ID: 8872515

Claim:
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprising: a magnet system configured to generate a polarizing magnetic field about at least a region of interest (ROI) of a subject arranged in the MRI system; a plurality of gradient coils configured to apply a gradient field with respect to the polarizing magnetic field; a radio frequency (RF) system configured to apply RF excitation fields to the subject and a acquire MR image data therefrom; and a computer programmed to control the plurality of gradient coils and the RF system to perform the following steps: a) apply an RF excitation pulse to the ROI and a plurality of selective gradients to the ROI to elicit MR data pertaining to at least a first MR parameter from the ROI; b) apply at least one diffusion gradient to the ROI to modulate the first MR parameter with a second MR parameter; c) acquire MR data from the ROI; and d) reconstruct a parametric map of the ROI using the MR data, wherein the parametric map is weighted based on the first MR parameter and modulated by the second MR parameter.