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To locate a better position for each point one can look for strong edges, or a match to a statistical model of what is expected at the

point. The original methodology suggests using the [[Mahalanobis_distance|Mahalanobis distance]] to detect a better position for each landmark point <ref name=Cootes/>.

The technique has been widely used to analyse images of faces, mechanical assemblies and medical images (in 2D and 3D).