Index: DataManagement/mitkImageDataItem.cpp
===================================================================
--- DataManagement/mitkImageDataItem.cpp	(revision 25597)
+++ DataManagement/mitkImageDataItem.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@
   {
     inData->SetDimensions( m_PicDescriptor->n[0], m_PicDescriptor->n[1], m_PicDescriptor->n[2] );
     size = m_PicDescriptor->n[0] * m_PicDescriptor->n[1] * m_PicDescriptor->n[2];
-    // Test
-    //inData->SetOrigin( (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[0] / 2.0f, (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[1] / 2.0f, (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[2] / 2.0f );
-    inData->SetOrigin( 0, 0, 0 );
+    inData->SetOrigin( (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[0] / 2.0f, (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[1] / 2.0f, (float) m_PicDescriptor->n[2] / 2.0f );
   }
   else
   {
Index: Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp
===================================================================
--- Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp	(revision 25597)
+++ Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -408,6 +408,19 @@
   origin2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin();
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitk::Equal(origin2,vtkoriginAsMitkPoint), "");
 
+  // Testing GetVtkImageData
+  MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing GetVtkImageData(0,0)");
+  vtkImageData* vtkimage2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetVtkImageData(0,0);
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(vtkimage2==vtkimage, "");
+
+  MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing spacing of vtk image output");
+  double* vtkspacing2 = vtkimage2->GetSpacing();
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( (vtkspacing2[0] == vtkspacing[0]) && (vtkspacing2[1] == vtkspacing[1]) && (vtkspacing2[2] == vtkspacing[2]), "");
+
+  MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing origin of vtk image output");
+  double* vtkorigin2 = vtkimage2->GetOrigin();
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((vtkorigin2[0] == vtkorigin[0]) && (vtkorigin2[1] == vtkorigin[1]) && (vtkorigin2[2] == vtkorigin[2]), "");
+
   // TODO test the following initializers on channel-incorporation
   //  void mitk::Image::Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, unsigned int dimension, unsigned int *dimensions, unsigned int channels)
   //  void mitk::Image::Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, int sDim, const mitk::Geometry2D& geometry2d, bool flipped, unsigned int channels, int tDim )