Divya S. Bolar MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of California San Diego and Director of Clinical Translational Imaging Research at the UCSD Center for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Bolar’s research includes developing and applying novel MRI techniques to noninvasively image cerebral physiology.
Dr. Bolar’s research includes developing and applying novel MRI techniques to noninvasively image cerebral physiology. He is specifically interested in advancing velocity-based spin labeling methodology to measure cerebral perfusion, oxygen metabolism, and blood brain barrier permeability, ultimately for use in stroke, steno-occlusive disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. He holds a US patent for QUIXOTIC MRI, a novel approach to quantitatively map cerebral oxygen extraction and metabolism, and has recently introduced VESPA ASL, a new method to simultaneously image cerebral blood flow and arterial transit times.
