1. A method for storing image data for reconstruction of MRI images, the method comprising the following steps: a. acquiring k-space data through magnetic resonance imaging including performing a radial acquisition of k-space data at continuously incrementing angles over a predetermined time, and collecting a corresponding portion of k-space data for each radial arm of k-space data is per RF excitation during a selected time interval; b. performing an inverse Fourier transform on a selected subset of the k-space data of the scan to form an intermediate image; c. saving the intermediate image in a standard format; d. repeating steps a through c until the subsets of k-space data for an entire scan is stored in a corresponding intermediate images; and e. storing the saved intermediate images in a storage medium wherein the images can be retrieved and summed to reconstruct the image of the scan.