Table 2.

Evaluation of dilutions using the Roche Myoglobin assay on the cobas e602 analyzer

Expected concentration (nmol/L)	Result of diluted specimen* (nmol/L)	Dilution	Final reported result* (nmol/L)	% Recovery
48,744.33	121.86	1:400	48,744.33	100.0
24,375.28	68.00	1:400	27,201.07	111.6
12,190.73	35.86	1:400	14,342.58	117.7
6,098.48	132.19	1:50	6,609.66	108.4
3,052.36	67.31	1:50	3,365.67	110.3
1,529.27	37.29	1:50	1,864.61	121.9
767.75	84.94	1:10	849.44	110.6
386.97	44.03	1:10	440.34	113.8
196.57	23.51	1:10	235.11	119.6
101.40	12.90	1:10	129.04	127.3
53.82	6.75	1:10	67.53	125.5
30.00	4.06	1:10	40.56	135.2
18.09	Not applicable	No dilution	18.93	104.6
12.13	Not applicable	No dilution	12.87	106.1
9.16	Not applicable	No dilution	9.61	104.9
7.70	Not applicable	No dilution	7.87	102.2
6.97	Not applicable	No dilution	7.08	101.6

*The result of the diluted specimen is calculated by dividing the final reported result divided by the dilution performed (e.g., if the final reported result were 500 nmol/L and the dilution performed was 1:10, the calculation would be 500 nmol/L/10=50 nmol/L).