| CBT | 2-cyanobenzothiazole |
| CuAAC | copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition reaction |
| DBCO | dibenzocyclooctyne |
| DFO | deferoxamine |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DOTA | 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-tetraacetic acid |
| DTPA | diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid |
| FH | feraheme |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HAS | human serum albumin |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| IEDDA | inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction |
| MSTP | (4-(5-methane-sulfonyl-[1,2,3,4]tetrazole-1-yl)-phenol) |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid |
| ODIBO | oxa-dibenzocyclooctyne |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PECAM-1 | platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PIC | polyisocyanopeptide |
| RCY | radiochemical yield |
| SPAAC | strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| TCO | trans-cyclooctene |