| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E gene |
| BOLD | blood oxygenation level-dependent |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BODIPY | boron dipyrromethene |
| CBF | cerebral blood flow |
| CBV | cerebral blood volume |
| CTR | control subjects |
| CNN | convolutional neural network |
| DMN | default-mode network |
| HbR | deoxy-hemoglobin |
| FLIM | fluorescence lifetime imaging |
| HC | healthy control |
| HOA | healthy older adults |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MSE | multiscale entropy |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| HbO | oxy-hemoglobin |
| PCC | posterior cingulate cortex |
| ROI | region of interest |
| RSNs | resting-state networks |
| TPSA | topological polar surface areas |