The paper written by M. Li, S. D. Holland and W. Q. Meeker [Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry] presents statistical methods for automatic Crack detection based on vibrothermography sequence‐of‐image data. In particular, a matched filter used to increase the signal‐to‐noise ratio is developed. The review gives suggestions about physical approach and detection criteria. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.