Comparison of measured and simulated optical coherence tomography images of human enamel

Simulations of optical coherence tomography images based on the microstructure of enamel were performed using the Monte Carlo method and analytical solutions of Maxwell equations. A good agreement between calculated and measured images was obtained.

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