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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome: Imaging Findings and Uptake Pattern With 68 Ga-Exendin-4 and 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT.

Clin Nucl Med · 2026

Last updated 2026-05-28

A 62-year-old woman with severe low blood sugar was found to have unusually high insulin levels. Imaging showed unusual activity throughout her pancreas, and she tested positive for antibodies that attack insulin. The scans used two different tracers, one of which showed widespread uptake in the pancreas.

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JournalClin Nucl Med, 2026
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Conditions studied Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman who experienced a seizure was found to be hypoglycemic. A prolonged fasting test revealed raised critical insulin and C-peptide levels. CECT of the abdomen demonstrated an isodense focus in the tail of the pancreas. On the suspicion of insulinoma, she was referred for a 68 Ga-Exendin-4 PET/CT study, which revealed diffuse tracer uptake in the entire pancreatic tissue. She also underwent a 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT scan, which demonstrated physiological uptake in the pancreas. She later tested positive for anti-insulin antibodies. We herein report a positive Exendin-4 PET/CT study in a case of insulin autoimmune syndrome with its uptake pattern in this entity.

Verbatim abstract via PubMed 40258371 ↗