In one aspect, a method of obtaining magnetic resonance (MR) and
radio-frequency impedance mapping (RFIM) data from a region of an object
arranged proximate a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) coils is provided.
The method comprises detecting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals
emitted from the region to form, at least in part, first MR data,
obtaining at least one impedance measurement from the plurality of RF
coils to form, at least in part, first RFIM data, and computing a first
RFIM map indicating a spatial distribution in the region of at least one
dielectric property, the first RFIM map computed based, at least in part,
on the first RFIM data and the first MR data.