Fetal weight is estimated in vivo from ultrasound image measurements. Serial study of weight growth defines a trajectory which has physiologic and clinical significance. Low order polynomial fits to these data provide a functional description of the growth process which may be used for recognition and characterization of distinct growth patterns.
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