An X-ray computer tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray
detector, a rotating mechanism, a reconstruction unit which reconstructs
multislice or volume image data based on the projection data detected by
the X-ray detector, a profile generating unit which generates a CT value
profile in the slice direction for each pixel by using image data, a
profile portion extraction unit which extracts a profile portion
exceeding a predetermined threshold from each of the CT value profiles, a
scattered radiation distribution estimation unit which estimates a
scattered radiation distribution centered on the profile portion based on
the CT value integral and width of the profile portion, and a scattered
radiation correction unit which corrects the image data based on the
estimated scattered radiation distribution.