title: Standardized residuals as a means for detection of growth alteration in the pathologic human fetus.
abstract: This paper introduces and discusses the use of standardized residuals as a technique for comparing the growth of normal and pathologic human fetuses. Anthropometric measures, radiographic measures, and organ weights were regressed on known gestational age of second- and third-trimester fetuses. Standardized residuals were calculated for a group of potentially growth-impaired fetuses. Use of residuals aids in identification of patterns of growth alteration in specific pathologies. Most important, studying the response of developing organ systems to a variety of insults may elucidate mechanisms of growth regulation in the fetus. We emphasize the special quality of the multivariate measures of the core sample of fetuses from the Akron Children's Hospital collection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Kent State University, Ohio 44242.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sherwood
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Meindl
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000473:pathology; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology