Radionuclide Scanning By Mehmet Kocak, MD, Rush University Medical Center Reviewed / Revised Apr 2021 | Modified Sep 2022 View Patient Education Uses of Radionuclide Scanning Variations of Radionuclide Scanning Disadvantages of Radionuclide Scanning Topic Resources Bone Scintigraphy of the... Radionuclide scanning uses the radiation released by radionuclides (called nuclear decay) to produce images.