Index: mitkImage.cpp
===================================================================
--- mitkImage.cpp	(revision 25001)
+++ mitkImage.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@
   return value;
 }
 
+double mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByIndex(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep)
+{
+  mitk::Index3D positionIdx;
+
+  positionIdx[0] = position[0];
+  positionIdx[1] = position[1];
+  positionIdx[2] = position[2];
+
+  return this->GetPixelValueByIndex(positionIdx, timestep);
+
+}
+
+
 double mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByWorldCoordinate(const mitk::Point3D& position, unsigned int timestep)
 {
   mitkIpPicDescriptor* pic = this->GetPic();
Index: mitkImage.h
===================================================================
--- mitkImage.h	(revision 25001)
+++ mitkImage.h	(working copy)
@@ -110,11 +110,18 @@
   virtual void* GetData();
 
   //## @brief Get the pixel value at one specific index position.
-  //## @brief Get the pixel value at one specific position.
   //##
   //## The pixel type is always being converted to double.
   double GetPixelValueByIndex(const mitk::Index3D& position, unsigned int timestep = 0);
 
+  //## @brief Legacy method to get the pixel value at one specific position.
+  //## 
+  //## Introduced as a quickfix on 30.07.2010
+  //##
+  //## The pixel type is always being converted to double.
+  double GetPixelValueByIndex(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep = 0);
+
+
   //## @brief Get the pixel value at one specific world position.
   //##
   //## The pixel type is always being converted to double.