Index: mitk/Core/Code/Controllers/mitkSliceNavigationController.cpp
===================================================================
--- mitk/Core/Code/Controllers/mitkSliceNavigationController.cpp	(revision 19234)
+++ mitk/Core/Code/Controllers/mitkSliceNavigationController.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
                 {
                   image3D->GetGeometry()->WorldToIndex(posEvent->GetWorldPosition(), p);
                   stream<<"Position: <"<<floor(p[0] * 100.0 + .5)/100.0<<"; "<<floor(p[1] * 100.0 + .5)/100.0<<"; "<<floor(p[2] * 100.0 + .5)/100.0<<"> mm";
-                  stream<<"; Time: " << baseRenderer->GetTime() << " ms; Pixelvalue: "<<image3D->GetPixelValue(p, baseRenderer->GetTimeStep())<<"  ";
+                  stream<<"; Time: " << baseRenderer->GetTime() << " ms; Pixelvalue: "<<image3D->GetPixelValueByIndex(p, baseRenderer->GetTimeStep())<<"  ";
                 }
                 else
                 {
Index: mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.cpp
===================================================================
--- mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.cpp	(revision 19234)
+++ mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   return m_CompleteData->GetData();
 }
 
-double mitk::Image::GetPixelValue(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep)
+double mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByIndex(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep)
 {
   mitkIpPicDescriptor* pic = this->GetPic();
   double value = 0;
@@ -111,7 +111,25 @@
   return value;
 }
 
+double mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByWorld(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep)
+{
+  mitkIpPicDescriptor* pic = this->GetPic();
+  double value = 0;
+  if (this->GetTimeSteps() < timestep)
+  {
+    timestep = this->GetTimeSteps();
+  }
 
+  itk::Index<3> itkIndex;
+  this->GetGeometry()->WorldToIndex(position,itkIndex);
+  Point3D mitkPointIndex;
+  mitkPointIndex[0]=itkIndex[0];
+  mitkPointIndex[1]=itkIndex[1];
+  mitkPointIndex[2]=itkIndex[2];
+  mitkIpPicTypeMultiplex3(AccessPixel, pic, mitkPointIndex, value, timestep);
+  return value;
+}
+
 vtkImageData* mitk::Image::GetVtkImageData(int t, int n)
 {
   if(m_Initialized==false)
Index: mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.h
===================================================================
--- mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.h	(revision 19234)
+++ mitk/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkImage.h	(working copy)
@@ -100,11 +100,16 @@
   //## use one of the SubImageSelector classes.
   virtual void* GetData();
 
-  //## @brief Get the pixel value at one specific position.
+  //## @brief Get the pixel value at one specific index position.
   //##
   //## The pixel type is always being converted to double.
-  double GetPixelValue(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep = 0);
+  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.
+  double GetPixelValueByWorld(const mitk::Point3D &position, unsigned int timestep = 0);
+
   //##Documentation
   //## @brief Get a volume at a specific time @a t of channel @a n as a vtkImageData.
   virtual vtkImageData* GetVtkImageData(int t = 0, int n = 0);