diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/Code/Testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 98dce547ee..1e7921e310 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE_TESTS(LABELS MITK-Core)
 # MITK_INSTALL_TARGETS(EXECUTABLES MitkTestDriver)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkPicFileReaderTest_emptyFile mitkPicFileReaderTest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Data/emptyFile.pic)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkPicFileReaderTest_emptyGzipFile mitkPicFileReaderTest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Data/emptyFile.pic.gz)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkDICOMLocaleTest mitkDICOMLocaleTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/spacing-ok.dcm)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkEventMapperTest mitkEventMapperTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/TestStateMachine1.xml ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/TestStateMachine2.xml)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkNodeDependentPointSetInteractorTest mitkNodeDependentPointSetInteractorTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/Pic3D.pic.gz ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/BallBinary30x30x30.pic.gz)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkDataStorageTest_US4DCyl mitkDataStorageTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/US4DCyl.pic.gz)
 
 mitkAddCustomModuleTest(mitkStateMachineFactoryTest_TestStateMachine1_2 mitkStateMachineFactoryTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/TestStateMachine1.xml ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/TestStateMachine2.xml)
 
 ADD_TEST(mitkPointSetLocaleTest  ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${TESTDRIVER} mitkPointSetLocaleTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/pointSet.mps)
 SET_PROPERTY(TEST mitkPointSetLocaleTest PROPERTY LABELS MITK-Core)
+ADD_TEST(mitkPicFileReaderTest_emptyGzipFile ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${TESTDRIVER} mitkPicFileReaderTest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Data/emptyFile.pic.gz)
+SET_PROPERTY(TEST mitkPicFileReaderTest_emptyGzipFile PROPERTY LABELS MITK-Core)
+
+ADD_TEST(mitkImageTest_brainImage ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${TESTDRIVER} mitkImageTest ${MITK_DATA_DIR}/brain.mhd)
+SET_PROPERTY(TEST mitkImageTest_brainImage PROPERTY LABELS MITK-Core)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake b/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
index b72e1e37fc..929c7df5ff 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
@@ -1,91 +1,91 @@
 
 # tests with no extra command line parameter
 SET(MODULE_TESTS
   mitkCoreObjectFactoryTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetWriterTest.cpp
   mitkMaterialTest.cpp
   mitkActionTest.cpp
   mitkEnumerationPropertyTest.cpp
   mitkEventTest.cpp
   mitkFocusManagerTest.cpp
   mitkGenericPropertyTest.cpp
   mitkGeometry3DTest.cpp
   mitkGeometryDataToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
   mitkGlobalInteractionTest.cpp
   mitkImageDataItemTest.cpp
   #mitkImageMapper2DTest.cpp
-  mitkImageTest.cpp
   mitkImageGeneratorTest.cpp
   mitkBaseDataTest.cpp
   #mitkImageToItkTest.cpp
   mitkInteractorTest.cpp
   mitkITKThreadingTest.cpp
   # mitkLevelWindowManagerTest.cpp
   mitkLevelWindowTest.cpp
   mitkMessageTest.cpp
   #mitkPipelineSmartPointerCorrectnessTest.cpp
   mitkPixelTypeTest.cpp
   mitkPlaneGeometryTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetFileIOTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetInteractorTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyListTest.cpp
   #mitkRegistrationBaseTest.cpp
   #mitkSegmentationInterpolationTest.cpp
   mitkSlicedGeometry3DTest.cpp
   mitkSliceNavigationControllerTest.cpp
   mitkStateMachineTest.cpp
   mitkStateTest.cpp
   mitkSurfaceTest.cpp
   mitkSurfaceToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
   mitkTimeSlicedGeometryTest.cpp
   mitkTransitionTest.cpp
   mitkUndoControllerTest.cpp
   mitkVtkWidgetRenderingTest.cpp
   mitkVerboseLimitedLinearUndoTest.cpp
   mitkWeakPointerTest.cpp
   mitkTransferFunctionTest.cpp
   #mitkAbstractTransformGeometryTest.cpp
   #mitkPicFileIOTest.cpp
   mitkStepperTest.cpp
   itkTotalVariationDenoisingImageFilterTest.cpp
   mitkRenderingManagerTest.cpp
   vtkMitkThickSlicesFilterTest.cpp
   mitkNodePredicateSourceTest.cpp
 )
 
 # test with image filename as an extra command line parameter
 SET(MODULE_IMAGE_TESTS
   mitkSurfaceVtkWriterTest.cpp
   mitkPicFileWriterTest.cpp
   mitkImageWriterTest.cpp
   #mitkImageSliceSelectorTest.cpp
   mitkImageTimeSelectorTest.cpp
   mitkPicFileReaderTest.cpp
   # mitkVtkPropRendererTest.cpp
   mitkDataNodeFactoryTest.cpp
   #mitkSTLFileReaderTest.cpp
 )
 
 # list of images for which the tests are run
 SET(MODULE_TESTIMAGES
   US4DCyl.pic.gz
   Pic3D.pic.gz
   Pic2DplusT.pic.gz
   BallBinary30x30x30.pic.gz
   binary.stl
   ball.stl
 )
 
 SET(MODULE_CUSTOM_TESTS
     #mitkLabeledImageToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
     #mitkExternalToolsTest.cpp
     mitkDataStorageTest.cpp
     mitkDataNodeTest.cpp
     mitkDicomSeriesReaderTest.cpp
     mitkDICOMLocaleTest.cpp
     mitkEventMapperTest.cpp
     mitkNodeDependentPointSetInteractorTest.cpp
     mitkStateMachineFactoryTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetLocaleTest.cpp
+    mitkImageTest.cpp
 )
diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp
index ab87658fcc..976c0185e0 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkImageTest.cpp
@@ -1,488 +1,486 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 Program:   Medical Imaging & Interaction Toolkit
 Language:  C++
 Date:      $Date$
 Version:   $Revision$
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and
 Biological Informatics. All rights reserved.
 See MITKCopyright.txt or http://www.mitk.org/copyright.html for details.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
 
 =========================================================================*/
 
 
 #include <mitkImage.h>
 #include <mitkImageDataItem.h>
 #include <mitkImageCast.h>
 
 #include <itkImage.h>
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <itkSmartPointerForwardReference.txx>
 #include <mitkDataNodeFactory.h>
-#include <mitkStandardFileLocations.h>
 
 #include <vtkImageData.h>
 
 #include <mitkTestingMacros.h>
 
 
-int mitkImageTest(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[])
+int mitkImageTest(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+
   MITK_TEST_BEGIN(mitkImageTest);
 
   //Create Image out of nowhere
   mitk::Image::Pointer imgMem;
   mitk::PixelType pt(typeid(int));
   unsigned int dim[]={100,100,20};
 
   std::cout << "Testing creation of Image: ";
   imgMem=mitk::Image::New();
   if(imgMem.IsNull())
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, unsigned int dimension, unsigned int *dimensions): ";
   imgMem->Initialize(mitk::PixelType(typeid(int)), 3, dim);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing IsInitialized(): ";
   if(imgMem->IsInitialized()==false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing GetData(): ";
   int *p = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Filling image: ";
   unsigned int i;
   unsigned int size = dim[0]*dim[1]*dim[2];
   for(i=0; i<size; ++i, ++p)
     *p= (signed int)i;
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Getting it again and compare with filled values: ";
   int *p2 = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p2==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   for(i=0; i<size; ++i, ++p2)
   {
     if(*p2!= (signed int)i )
     {
       std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing IsInitialized(): ";
   if(imgMem->IsInitialized()==false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
   
   std::cout << "Testing GetSliceData() and compare with filled values: ";
   p2 = (int*)imgMem->GetSliceData(dim[2]/2)->GetData();
   unsigned int xy_size = dim[0]*dim[1];
   unsigned int start_mid_slice = (dim[2]/2)*xy_size;
   for(i=0; i<xy_size; ++i, ++p2)
   {
     if(*p2!=(signed int)(i+start_mid_slice))
     {
       std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   //----
   mitkIpPicDescriptor *pic_slice=mitkIpPicClone(imgMem->GetSliceData(dim[2]/2)->GetPicDescriptor());
   imgMem=mitk::Image::New();
 
   std::cout << "Testing reinitializing via Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, unsigned int dimension, unsigned int *dimensions): ";
   imgMem->Initialize(mitk::PixelType(typeid(int)), 3, dim);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing slice-wise filling via SetPicSlice(): ";
   for(i=0;i<dim[2];++i)
   {
     imgMem->SetPicSlice(pic_slice, i, 0, 0);
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Getting it again and compare with filled values: ";
   p2 = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p2==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   for(i=0; i<size; ++i, ++p2)
   {
     if(*p2!= (signed int)((i%xy_size)+start_mid_slice))
     {
       std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing IsInitialized(): ";
   if(imgMem->IsInitialized()==false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Setting a copy of the volume once again: ";
   imgMem->SetPicVolume(mitkIpPicClone(imgMem->GetVolumeData(0)->GetPicDescriptor()),0);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Set a slice with different content via SetPicSlice(): ";
   memset(pic_slice->data,0,xy_size*sizeof(int));
   imgMem->SetPicSlice(pic_slice, 1);
 
   std::cout << "Getting the volume again and compare the check the changed slice: ";
   p2 = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p2==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   p2+=xy_size;
   for(i=0; i<xy_size; ++i, ++p2)
   {
     if(*p2!=0)
     {
       std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
 
   std::cout << "Setting volume again: ";
   imgMem->SetVolume(imgMem->GetData());
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Set a slice with different content via SetSlice(): ";
   memset(pic_slice->data,0,xy_size*sizeof(int));
   imgMem->SetSlice(pic_slice->data, 0);
 
   std::cout << "Getting the volume again and compare the check the changed slice: ";
   p2 = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p2==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   for(i=0; i<xy_size; ++i, ++p2)
   {
     if(*p2!=0)
     {
       std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
 
 
   //std::cout << "Testing SetVolume(): ";
   //imgMem->SetVolume(data);
   //std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   mitkIpPicFree(pic_slice);
 
   //-----------------
   // geometry information for image
   mitk::Point3D origin;
   mitk::Vector3D right, bottom;
   mitk::Vector3D spacing;
   mitk::FillVector3D(origin, 17.0, 19.92, 7.83);
   mitk::FillVector3D(right, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
   mitk::FillVector3D(bottom, 0.0, -3.0, 2.0);
   mitk::FillVector3D(spacing, 0.78, 0.91, 2.23);
 
   std::cout << "Testing InitializeStandardPlane(rightVector, downVector, spacing): " << std::flush;
   mitk::PlaneGeometry::Pointer planegeometry = mitk::PlaneGeometry::New();
   planegeometry->InitializeStandardPlane(100, 100, right, bottom, &spacing);
   planegeometry->SetOrigin(origin);
   std::cout << "done" << std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, const mitk::Geometry3D& geometry, unsigned int slices) with PlaneGeometry and GetData(): ";
   imgMem->Initialize(mitk::PixelType(typeid(int)), *planegeometry);
   p = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing Initialize(const mitk::PixelType& type, int sDim, const mitk::PlaneGeometry& geometry) and GetData(): ";
   imgMem->Initialize(mitk::PixelType(typeid(int)), 40, *planegeometry);
   p = (int*)imgMem->GetData();
   if(p==NULL)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   //-----------------
   // testing origin information and methods
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of origin via GetGeometry()->GetOrigin(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetGeometry()->GetOrigin(), origin) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of origin via GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin(), origin) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   mitk::FillVector3D(origin, 37.0, 17.92, 27.83);
   std::cout << "Setting origin via SetOrigin(origin): ";
   imgMem->SetOrigin(origin);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed origin via GetGeometry()->GetOrigin(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetGeometry()->GetOrigin(), origin) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed origin via GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin(), origin) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed origin via GetSlicedGeometry()->GetGeometry2D(0)->GetOrigin(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetSlicedGeometry()->GetGeometry2D(0)->GetOrigin(), origin) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   //-----------------
   // testing spacing information and methods
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of spacing via GetGeometry()->GetSpacing(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetGeometry()->GetSpacing(), spacing) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of spacing via GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetSpacing(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetSpacing(), spacing) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   mitk::FillVector3D(spacing, 7.0, 0.92, 1.83);
   std::cout << "Setting spacing via SetSpacing(spacing): ";
   imgMem->SetSpacing(spacing);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed spacing via GetGeometry()->GetSpacing(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetGeometry()->GetSpacing(), spacing) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed spacing via GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetSpacing(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetSpacing(), spacing) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "Testing correctness of changed spacing via GetSlicedGeometry()->GetGeometry2D(0)->GetSpacing(): ";
   if( mitk::Equal(imgMem->GetSlicedGeometry()->GetGeometry2D(0)->GetSpacing(), spacing) == false)
   {
     std::cout<<"[FAILED]"<<std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   //-----------------
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Testing SetImportChannel");
   mitk::Image::Pointer vecImg = mitk::Image::New();
   vecImg->Initialize(*imgMem->GetPixelType().GetTypeId(), *imgMem->GetGeometry(), 2 /* #channels */, 0 /*tDim*/ );
   vecImg->SetImportChannel(imgMem->GetData(), 0, mitk::Image::CopyMemory );
   vecImg->SetImportChannel(imgMem->GetData(), 1, mitk::Image::CopyMemory );
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether IsValidSlice returns valid after SetImportChannel");
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( vecImg->IsValidSlice(0,0,1) , "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether CopyMemory worked");
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(imgMem->GetData() != vecImg->GetData(), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing destruction after SetImportChannel");
   vecImg = NULL; 
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   //-----------------
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Testing initialization via vtkImageData");
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Setting up vtkImageData");
   vtkImageData* vtkimage = vtkImageData::New();
   vtkimage->Initialize();
   vtkimage->SetDimensions( 2, 3, 4);
   double vtkorigin[] =  {-350,-358.203, -1363.5};
   vtkimage->SetOrigin(vtkorigin);
   mitk::Point3D vtkoriginAsMitkPoint;
   mitk::vtk2itk(vtkorigin, vtkoriginAsMitkPoint);
   double vtkspacing[] =  {1.367, 1.367, 2};
   vtkimage->SetSpacing(vtkspacing);
   vtkimage->SetScalarType( VTK_SHORT );
   vtkimage->AllocateScalars();
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
   
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing mitk::Image::Initialize(vtkImageData*, ...)");
   mitk::Image::Pointer mitkByVtkImage = mitk::Image::New();
   mitkByVtkImage ->Initialize(vtkimage);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitkByVtkImage->IsInitialized(), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " vtkimage->Delete");
   vtkimage->Delete();
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether spacing has been correctly initialized from vtkImageData");
   mitk::Vector3D spacing2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetGeometry()->GetSpacing();
   mitk::Vector3D vtkspacingAsMitkVector;
   mitk::vtk2itk(vtkspacing, vtkspacingAsMitkVector);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitk::Equal(spacing2,vtkspacingAsMitkVector), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether GetSlicedGeometry(0)->GetOrigin() has been correctly initialized from vtkImageData");
   mitk::Point3D origin2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetSlicedGeometry(0)->GetOrigin();
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitk::Equal(origin2,vtkoriginAsMitkPoint), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether GetGeometry()->GetOrigin() has been correctly initialized from vtkImageData");
   origin2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetGeometry()->GetOrigin();
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitk::Equal(origin2,vtkoriginAsMitkPoint), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< " Testing whether GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin() has been correctly initialized from vtkImageData");
   origin2 = mitkByVtkImage->GetTimeSlicedGeometry()->GetOrigin();
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(mitk::Equal(origin2,vtkoriginAsMitkPoint), "");
 
   // 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 )
   //  void mitk::Image::Initialize(const mitk::Image* image) 
   //  void mitk::Image::Initialize(const mitkIpPicDescriptor* pic, int channels, int tDim, int sDim)
 
   //mitk::Image::Pointer vecImg = mitk::Image::New();
   //vecImg->Initialize(PixelType(typeid(float), 6, itk::ImageIOBase::SYMMETRICSECONDRANKTENSOR), *imgMem->GetGeometry(), 2 /* #channels */, 0 /*tDim*/, false /*shiftBoundingBoxMinimumToZero*/ );
   //vecImg->Initialize(PixelType(typeid(itk::Vector<float,6>)), *imgMem->GetGeometry(), 2 /* #channels */, 0 /*tDim*/, false /*shiftBoundingBoxMinimumToZero*/ );
 
-
   // testing access by index coordinates and by world coordinates
   
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node;      
   mitk::DataNodeFactory::Pointer nodeReader = mitk::DataNodeFactory::New();
-  mitk::StandardFileLocations::Pointer locator = mitk::StandardFileLocations::GetInstance();
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(locator.IsNotNull(),"Instantiating StandardFileLocations") 
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(argc == 2, "Check if test image is accessible!"); 
   try
   {
-    const std::string filename = locator->FindFile("brain.mhd", "Core/Code/Testing/Data");   
+    const std::string filename = std::string(argv[1]);   
     nodeReader->SetFileName(filename);
     nodeReader->Update();
     node = nodeReader->GetOutput();      
   }
   catch(...) {
     MITK_TEST_FAILED_MSG(<< "Could not read file for testing: " << "brain.mhd");
     return NULL;
   }  
 
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
     
   // test by index coordinates
   mitk::Index3D index;
   mitk::FillVector3D(index, 55, 39, 50);
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Testing mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByIndex");
   double val = image->GetPixelValueByIndex(index);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( mitk::Equal(val,112.22475433349609), "");
   
   //test by world coordinates
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Testing mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByWorldCoordinate");
   mitk::Point3D point;
   mitk::FillVector3D(point, -5.93752, 18.7199, 6.74218);
   val = image->GetPixelValueByWorldCoordinate(point);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( mitk::Equal(val,94.456184387207031), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Convert to index and access value by mitk::Image::GetPixelValueByIndex again");
   mitk::Index3D index2;
   image->GetGeometry()->WorldToIndex(point, index2);
   float val2 = image->GetPixelValueByIndex(index2);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( mitk::Equal(val2,94.456184387207031), "");
 
   //access via itk
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Test conversion to itk::Image");
   typedef itk::Image<float,3> ItkFloatImage3D;
   ItkFloatImage3D::Pointer itkimage;
   mitk::CastToItkImage(image, itkimage);
   std::cout<<"[PASSED]"<<std::endl;
  
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Testing world->itk-physical->world consistency");
   mitk::Point3D itkPhysicalPoint;
   image->GetGeometry()->WorldToItkPhysicalPoint(point, itkPhysicalPoint);
 
   mitk::Point3D backTransformedPoint;
   image->GetGeometry()->ItkPhysicalPointToWorld(itkPhysicalPoint, backTransformedPoint);
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( mitk::Equal(point,backTransformedPoint), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_OUTPUT(<< "Compare value of pixel returned by mitk in comparison to itk");
   itk::Index<3> idx;  
   itkimage->TransformPhysicalPointToIndex(itkPhysicalPoint, idx);
   float valByItk = itkimage->GetPixel(idx);
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( mitk::Equal(valByItk,94.456184387207031), "");
 
   MITK_TEST_END();
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }