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This technique presents acceptable intra-rater reliability; however, there are a few reports on its inter-rater reliability. Additionally, relative reliability should equally be inspected to determine the presence of systematic errors. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the intra- and inter-rater reliabilities and absolute reliability of rectus femoris muscle thickness as measured using US.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The participants included in our study comprised 12 healthy young men (26.5\u2009\u00b1\u20093.9\u00a0years. Rectus femoris muscle thickness was measured from the right side of the thigh using US by two trained physical therapists. Inter- and intra-rater reliabilities were determined using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (1, 1) and ICC (2, 1) methods, respectively. Absolute reliability was evaluated using Bland\u2009\u2212\u2009Altman analysis. Additionally, we calculated the minimal detectable change at the 95% level of confidence (MDC\n                      <jats:sub>95<\/jats:sub>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      According to the results of the Bland\u2009\u2212\u2009Altman analysis, no fixed or proportional errors were present. The ICC (1, 1) was 0.95, and the ICC (2, 1) was 0.70. The MDC\n                      <jats:sub>95<\/jats:sub>\n                      values of rectus femoris thickness for the intra- and inter-rater reliabilities were 2.0\u00a0mm and 4.3\u00a0mm, respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our study, intra- and inter-rater reliabilities were measured at \u201cexcellent\u201d and \u201cmoderate\u201d levels in the healthy individuals based on a previously defined scale. Moreover, we determined the measurement error for quantifying rectus femoris thickness. 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