1. A method for evaluating tissue states using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the method comprising: acquiring, with an MRI system, T2* data from a portion of a subject including tissue surrounding a joint; generating T2* maps based on the T2* data; registering the T2* maps with 3-D anatomical data; segmenting anatomical data in an ROI; generating a 3-D anatomic volume of at least the ROI; flattening the 3-D anatomic volume into a 2-D flattened image; and presenting the registered T2* maps on the 2-D flattened image.