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We previously focused on muscle mass evaluation in the quadriceps femoris by using computed tomography (CT). In this observational study, we utilized a new ultrasound device with a wide field of view that can obtain CT-like images and investigated its usefulness. Reproducibility was investigated by calculating the intra- and inter-examiner intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) by using three examiners and performing five measurements in 12 participants. In 123 participants (48 men, 75 women, mean age 78.2 \u00b1 8.1 years), we investigated the correlation between the quadriceps cross-sectional area measured with supine ultrasound and CT images as well as between supine and sitting ultrasound images. Unadjusted, age-adjusted, and age\u2013sex-adjusted correlations were calculated. Reproducibility was excellent (intra-examiner ICC[1,1]: 0.978, 0.987, and 0.994; inter-examiner ICC[2,1]: 0.993). The unadjusted, age-adjusted, and age\u2013sex-adjusted correlations between the quadriceps cross-sectional area measured using supine ultrasound and CT were 0.949, 0.940, and 0.894, respectively. For sitting ultrasound, the corresponding values were 0.958, 0.953, and 0.912, respectively. Correlations between the supine and sitting ultrasound measurements were also good, with corresponding values of 0.952, 0.945, and 0.904, respectively. The tested ultrasound device showed excellent measurement reproducibility and had good correlations with CT images. 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