| BFC | Bifunctional chelator |
| CPM | Counts per minute |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| DOL | Degree of labelling |
| ESI-MS | Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry |
| HPLC | High pressure liquid chromatography |
| ID | Injected dose |
| ITLC | Instant thin layer chromatography |
| KCL | King’s College London |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionisation |
| MIP | Maximum intensity projection |
| MSKCC | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| THP | Tris(hydroxypyridinone) |