title: Guest editors' introduction to the special section on Shape Analysis and Its Applications in Image Understanding.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Damon
authors.forename: Ian L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Dryden
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Jermyn
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated