| 11C | Carbon-11 |
| 18F | Fluoride-18 |
| 68Ga | Gallium-68 |
| 99mTc | Technetium-99m |
| ABI | Ankle-branchial pressure index |
| CN | Charcot’s neuroarthropathy |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DFI | Diabetic foot infection |
| DFU | Diabetic foot ulcer |
| ESBL | Extended spectrum beta-lactamase |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FDG | Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| FDS | Fluorodeoxysorbitol |
| FIAU | Fialuridine |
| FPTMP | Fluoropropyl-trimethoprim |
| GMP | Good manufacturing practice |
| MDRO | Multidrug-resistant organism |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-N,N′,N″-triacetic acid |
| PABA | para-Aminobenzoic acid |
| PAD | Peripheral artery disease |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| STIR | Short TI Inversion Recovery |
| TcPO2 | Transcutaneous oxygen tension |
| TB | Tuberculosis/Tuberculous |
| UBI | Ubiquicidin |
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