1. A method for displaying MR spectroscopy data acquired using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the method comprising the steps of: a) acquiring MR spectroscopy data from a region of interest using the MRI system; b) determining a signal spectral amplitude associated with each of a plurality of points in the MR spectroscopy data resulting from frequency components of molecules in the region of interest; c) mapping each of the plurality of points to a particular optical parameter based at least on at least one of the signal spectral amplitude associated with each point and an area under a series of adjacent points in the plurality of points, the particular optical parameter including at least one of color, color intensity, color modulation, color saturation, color tone, and color hue; d) generating a parameter point for each of the plurality of points having the optical parameter mapped in step c); and e) arranging the parameter points to display a hypsometric map, wherein the hypsometric map facilitates the analysis and comparison of MR characteristics within the region of interest.