BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BC	Breast cancer
BCBM	Breast cancer brain metastases
BLI	Bioluminescence imaging
BLS	Bioluminescence signal
CCA	Common carotid artery
ECA	External carotid artery
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
Gd	Gadolinium
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
ICA	Internal carotid artery
LSM	Light sheet microscopy
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NaF	Sodium fluorescein
P/S	Penicillin–streptomycin
ROI	Region of interest
RT	Room temperature
SEM	Standard error of mean
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer