| ICG | Indocyanine Green |
| HFn | H-Ferritin |
| HFn−ICG | H-Ferritin loaded with ICG |
| FGS | Fluorescence-guided surgery |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| SLN | Sentinel lymph node |
| TfR1 | Transferrin receptor 1 |
| DAPI | 4’,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| PBS | Phosphate saline buffer |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| SNR | Signal to noise ratio |
| SBR | Signal to background ratio |