| 18FDG | Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| ACPP | Activatable cell-penetrating peptides |
| ATWLPPR | Alanine-threonine-tryptophan-leucine-proline-proline-arginine |
| CAIX | Carbonic anhydrase IX |
| CEUS | Contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
| CRPPR | Cysteine-arginine-proline-proline-arginine |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DVT | Deep venous thrombosis |
| EPR | Enhanced permeability and retention |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule - 1 |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| JAM-A | Junctional adhesion molecule - A |
| KDR | Kinase insert domain receptor |
| KQAGDV | Lysine-glutamine-alanine-glycine-aspartate-valine |
| LOX-1 | Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 |
| MAdCAM-1 | Mucosal addressin cellular adhesion molecule - 1 |
| MB | Microbubbles |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NB | Nanobubbles |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| proGRP | Pro-gastrin releasing peptide |
| PSGL-Ig | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 analog |
| PSMA | Prostate specific membrane antigen |
| RGD | Arginine-glycine-aspartate |
| RRL | Arginine-arginine-leucine |
| SFRP2 | Secreted frizzled related protein 2 |
| SPAQ | Sensitive particle acoustic quantification |
| Thy 1 | Thymocyte differentiation antigen 1 |
| TNBS | 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid |
| UCA | Ultrasound contrast agents |
| US | Ultrasound |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule - 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| VWF | Von Willebrand factor |