Figure 1. Left: The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.12 Right: Example of a good diagnostic test, serum troponin T as a predictor of acute myocardial infarction.13 Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity. Reproduced from references 12 and 13: Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve. Available at: httpy/www.adscience.eu/uploads/ckfiies/files/htmL_files/ StatEL/statel_ROC_curve.htm. Accessed October 2014. Copyright © Adscience 2014; Aldous SJ, Richards M, Cullen L, Troughton R, Than M. Diagnostic and prognostic utility of early measurement with high-sensitivity troponin T assay in patients presenting with chest pain. Can Med Assoc J. 2012;184:e260-e268. Copyright © Canadian Medical Association 2012 .
