diff --git a/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.h b/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.h
index 0e381148e8..eadae195ec 100644
--- a/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.h
+++ b/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.h
@@ -1,506 +1,515 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #ifndef MITKVECTOR_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1EBD0AD
 #define MITKVECTOR_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1EBD0AD
 
 // this is needed for memcopy in ITK
 // can be removed when fixed in ITK
 #include <cstring>
 
 #include <itkPoint.h>
 #include <float.h>
 #include <itkIndex.h>
 #include <itkContinuousIndex.h>
 #include <itkVector.h>
 #include <itkMatrix.h>
 #include <itkTransform.h>
 #include <vnl/vnl_quaternion.h>
 #include <MitkExports.h>
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SKIP
 
 namespace mitk {
 typedef double ScalarType;
 
 typedef itk::Matrix<ScalarType, 3, 3> Matrix3D;
 typedef itk::Matrix<ScalarType,4,4> Matrix4D;
 typedef vnl_matrix_fixed<ScalarType, 3, 3> VnlMatrix3D;
 typedef itk::Transform<ScalarType, 3, 3> Transform3D;
 typedef vnl_vector<ScalarType> VnlVector;
 typedef vnl_vector_ref<ScalarType> VnlVectorRef;
 
 
 
 
 template<class TCoordRep, unsigned int NPointDimension = 3>
 class Point : public itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>
 {
 public:
      /** Default constructor has nothing to do. */
   mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>() {}
 
   /** Pass-through constructors for the Array base class. */
   mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(const mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& r) : itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(r) {}
-  mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(const ValueType r[3]):itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(r) {}
+  mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(const ValueType r[NPointDimension]):itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(r) {}
   mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(const ValueType & v):itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(v) {}
   mitk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(const itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension> r) : itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>(r) {}
 
-  operator itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension> () const { return itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension> point; }
+  /**
+  * Warning: Array must have same dimension as Point
+  */
+  void CopyToArray(ScalarType* const array_p) const
+  {
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->GetPointDimension(); i++)
+    {
+      array_p[i] = this->GetElement(i);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 typedef mitk::Point<ScalarType,3> Point3D;
 typedef mitk::Point<ScalarType,2> Point2D;
 
 
 typedef mitk::Point<ScalarType,4> Point4D;
 typedef mitk::Point<int,2> Point2I;
 typedef mitk::Point<int,3> Point3I;
 typedef mitk::Point<int,4> Point4I;
 typedef itk::Vector<ScalarType,2> Vector2D;
 typedef itk::Vector<ScalarType,3> Vector3D;
 typedef itk::Index<3> Index3D;
 typedef itk::ContinuousIndex<ScalarType, 3> ContinuousIndex3D;
 typedef vnl_quaternion<ScalarType> Quaternion;
 
 //##Documentation
 //##@brief enumeration of the type a point can be
 enum PointSpecificationType
 {
   PTUNDEFINED = 0,
   PTSTART,
   PTCORNER,
   PTEDGE,
   PTEND
 };
 
 typedef itk::NumericTraits<mitk::ScalarType> ScalarTypeNumericTraits;
 MITK_CORE_EXPORT extern const ScalarType eps;
 MITK_CORE_EXPORT extern const ScalarType sqrteps;
 MITK_CORE_EXPORT extern const double large;
 
 template <class T> class VectorTraits {
   public:
     typedef T ValueType;
 };
 
 template <> class VectorTraits<VnlVector> {
   public:
     typedef ScalarType ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits<float[4]> {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Index<5> > {
   public:
     typedef itk::Index<5>::IndexValueType ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Index<3> > {
   public:
     typedef itk::Index<3>::IndexValueType ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< long int [3]> {
   public:
     typedef long int ValueType;
 };
 template<> class VectorTraits< float [3]> {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 template<> class VectorTraits< double [3]> {
   public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< vnl_vector_fixed<ScalarType, 3> > {
   public:
     typedef ScalarType ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< long unsigned int[3]> {
   public:
     typedef long unsigned int ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< unsigned int *> {
   public:
     typedef unsigned int ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< double[4] > {
   public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Vector<float,3> > {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< mitk::Point<float,3> > {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< mitk::Point<float,4> > {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Point<float,3> > {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Point<float,4> > {
   public:
     typedef float ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Vector<double,3> > {
   public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< mitk::Point<double,3> > {
   public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< mitk::Point<double,4> > {
 public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Point<double,3> > {
   public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Point<double,4> > {
 public:
     typedef double ValueType;
 };
 
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< itk::Vector<int,3> > {
   public:
     typedef int ValueType;
 };
 
 template<> class VectorTraits< mitk::Point<int,3> > {
   public:
     typedef int ValueType;
 };
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout>
   inline void itk2vtk(const Tin& in, Tout& out)
 {
   out[0]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[0]);
   out[1]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[1]);
   out[2]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[2]);
 }
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout>
   inline void vtk2itk(const Tin& in, Tout& out)
 {
   out[0]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[0]);
   out[1]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[1]);
   out[2]=(typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)(in[2]);
 }
 template <class Tout>
   inline void FillVector3D(Tout& out, ScalarType x, ScalarType y, ScalarType z)
 {
   out[0] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)x;
   out[1] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)y;
   out[2] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)z;
 }
 template <class Tout>
   inline void FillVector4D(Tout& out, ScalarType x, ScalarType y, ScalarType z, ScalarType t)
 {
   out[0] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)x;
   out[1] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)y;
   out[2] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)z;
   out[3] = (typename VectorTraits<Tout>::ValueType)t;
 }
 
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout>
   inline void vnl2vtk(const vnl_vector<Tin>& in, Tout *out)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<in.size();++i)
     out[i]=(Tout) (in[i]);
 }
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout>
   inline void vtk2vnl(const Tin *in, vnl_vector<Tout>& out)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<out.size();++i)
     out[i]=(Tout) (in[i]);
 }
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout>
   inline void vtk2vnlref(const Tin *in, vnl_vector_ref<Tout>& out)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<out.size();++i)
     out[i]=(Tout) (in[i]);
 }
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout, unsigned int n>
   inline void vnl2vtk(const vnl_vector_fixed<Tin, n>& in, Tout *out)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<in.size();++i)
     out[i]=(Tout) (in[i]);
 }
 
 template <class Tin, class Tout, unsigned int n>
   inline void vtk2vnl(const Tin *in, vnl_vector_fixed<Tout, n>& out)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   for(i=0; i<out.size();++i)
     out[i]=(Tout) (in[i]);
 }
 
 template <class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
   itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> operator+(const itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> &vector, const itk::Point<T, NVectorDimension> &point)
 {
   itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> sub;
   for( unsigned int i=0; i<NVectorDimension; i++)
   {
     sub[i] = vector[i]+point[i];
   }
   return sub;
 }
 
 template <class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
   inline itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension>& operator+=(itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> &vector, const itk::Point<T, NVectorDimension> &point)
 {
   for( unsigned int i=0; i<NVectorDimension; i++)
   {
     vector[i] += point[i];
   }
   return vector;
 }
 
 template <class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
   itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> operator-(const itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> &vector, const itk::Point<T, NVectorDimension> &point)
 {
   itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> sub;
   for( unsigned int i=0; i<NVectorDimension; i++)
   {
     sub[i] = vector[i]-point[i];
   }
   return sub;
 }
 
 template <class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
   inline itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension>& operator-=(itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> &vector, const itk::Point<T, NVectorDimension> &point)
 {
   for( unsigned int i=0; i<NVectorDimension; i++)
   {
     vector[i] -= point[i];
   }
   return vector;
 }
 
 /*!
 \brief Check for matrix equality with a user defined accuracy. As an equality metric the root mean squared error (RMS) of all elements is calculated.
 \param matrix1 first vnl matrix
 \param matrix2 second vnl matrix
 \epsilon user defined accuracy bounds
 */
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NRows, unsigned int NCols>
 inline bool MatrixEqualRMS(const vnl_matrix_fixed<TCoordRep,NRows,NCols>& matrix1,const vnl_matrix_fixed<TCoordRep,NRows,NCols>& matrix2,mitk::ScalarType epsilon=mitk::eps)
 {
   if ( (matrix1.rows() == matrix2.rows()) && (matrix1.cols() == matrix2.cols()) )
   {
     vnl_matrix_fixed<TCoordRep,NRows,NCols> differenceMatrix = matrix1-matrix2;
     if (differenceMatrix.rms()<epsilon)
     {
       return true;
     }
     else
     {
       return false;
     }
   }
   else
   {
     return false;
   }
 }
 
 /*!
 \brief Check for matrix equality with a user defined accuracy. As an equality metric the root mean squared error (RMS) of all elements is calculated.
 \param matrix1 first itk matrix
 \param matrix2 second itk matrix
 \epsilon user defined accuracy bounds
 */
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NRows, unsigned int NCols>
 inline bool MatrixEqualRMS(const itk::Matrix<TCoordRep, NRows, NCols>& matrix1,const itk::Matrix<TCoordRep, NRows, NCols>& matrix2,mitk::ScalarType epsilon=mitk::eps)
 {
   return mitk::MatrixEqualRMS(matrix1.GetVnlMatrix(),matrix2.GetVnlMatrix(),epsilon);
 }
 
 /*!
 \brief Check for element-wise matrix equality with a user defined accuracy.
 \param matrix1 first vnl matrix
 \param matrix2 second vnl matrix
 \epsilon user defined accuracy bounds
 */
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NRows, unsigned int NCols>
 inline bool MatrixEqualElementWise(const vnl_matrix_fixed<TCoordRep,NRows,NCols>& matrix1,const vnl_matrix_fixed<TCoordRep,NRows,NCols>& matrix2,mitk::ScalarType epsilon=mitk::eps)
 {
   if ( (matrix1.rows() == matrix2.rows()) && (matrix1.cols() == matrix2.cols()) )
   {
     for( unsigned int r=0; r<NRows; r++)
     {
       for( unsigned int c=0; c<NCols; c++ )
       {
         TCoordRep difference =  fabs(matrix1(r,c)-matrix2(r,c));
         if (difference>epsilon)
         {
           return false;
         }
       }
     }
     return true;
   }
   else
   {
     return false;
   }
 }
 
 /*!
 \brief Check for element-wise matrix equality with a user defined accuracy.
 \param matrix1 first itk matrix
 \param matrix2 second itk matrix
 \epsilon user defined accuracy bounds
 */
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NRows, unsigned int NCols>
 inline bool MatrixEqualElementWise(const itk::Matrix<TCoordRep, NRows, NCols>& matrix1,const itk::Matrix<TCoordRep, NRows, NCols>& matrix2,mitk::ScalarType epsilon=mitk::eps)
 {
   return mitk::MatrixEqualElementWise(matrix1.GetVnlMatrix(),matrix2.GetVnlMatrix(),epsilon);
 }
 
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NPointDimension>
 inline bool Equal(const itk::Vector<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& vector1, const itk::Vector<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& vector2, TCoordRep eps=mitk::eps)
 {
   typename itk::Vector<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>::VectorType diff = vector1-vector2;
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<NPointDimension; i++)
       if (diff[i]>eps || diff[i]<-eps)
       return false;
   return true;
 }
 
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NPointDimension>
   inline bool Equal(const itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& vector1, const itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& vector2, TCoordRep eps=mitk::eps)
 {
   typename itk::Point<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>::VectorType diff = vector1-vector2;
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<NPointDimension; i++)
     if (diff[i]>eps || diff[i]<-eps)
       return false;
   return true;
 }
 
 inline bool Equal(const mitk::VnlVector& vector1, const mitk::VnlVector& vector2, ScalarType eps=mitk::eps)
 {
   mitk::VnlVector diff = vector1-vector2;
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<diff.size(); i++)
     if (diff[i]>eps || diff[i]<-eps)
       return false;
   return true;
 }
 
 inline bool Equal(ScalarType scalar1, ScalarType scalar2, ScalarType eps=mitk::eps)
 {
   return fabs(scalar1-scalar2) < eps;
 }
 
 template <typename TCoordRep, unsigned int NPointDimension>
   inline bool Equal(const vnl_vector_fixed<TCoordRep, NPointDimension> & vector1, const vnl_vector_fixed<TCoordRep, NPointDimension>& vector2, TCoordRep eps=mitk::eps)
 {
   vnl_vector_fixed<TCoordRep, NPointDimension> diff = vector1-vector2;
   bool returnValue = true;
   for( unsigned int i=0; i<diff.size(); i++)
   {
     if(diff[i]>eps || diff[i]<-eps)
     {
      returnValue = false;
     }
   }
 
   return returnValue;
 }
 
 template <typename U, typename V, unsigned int NRows, unsigned int NColumns>
 inline void TransferMatrix(const itk::Matrix<U, NRows, NColumns>& in, itk::Matrix<V, NRows, NColumns>& out)
 {
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < in.RowDimensions; ++i)
     for (unsigned int j = 0; j < in.ColumnDimensions; ++j)
       out[i][j] = in[i][j];
 }
 
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif //DOXYGEN_SKIP
 
 /*
  * This part of the code has been shifted here to avoid compiler clashes
  * caused by including <itkAffineGeometryFrame.h> before the declaration of
  * the Equal() methods above. This problem occurs when using MSVC and is
  * probably related to a compiler bug.
  */
 
 #include <itkAffineGeometryFrame.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   typedef itk::AffineGeometryFrame<ScalarType, 3>::TransformType AffineTransform3D;
 }
 
 
 #define mitkSetConstReferenceMacro(name,type) \
   virtual void Set##name (const type & _arg) \
   { \
     itkDebugMacro("setting " << #name " to " << _arg ); \
     if (this->m_##name != _arg) \
       { \
       this->m_##name = _arg; \
       this->Modified(); \
       } \
   }
 
 #define mitkSetVectorMacro(name,type) \
   mitkSetConstReferenceMacro(name,type)
 
 #define mitkGetVectorMacro(name,type) \
   itkGetConstReferenceMacro(name,type)
 
 #endif /* MITKVECTOR_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1EBD0AD */
diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkTypeConversionTest.cpp b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkTypeConversionTest.cpp
index 432098b57b..e598f1be49 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkTypeConversionTest.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkTypeConversionTest.cpp
@@ -1,173 +1,207 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #include "mitkTestingMacros.h"
 #include "mitkVector.h"
 #include "itkPoint.h"
 #include "vtkPoints.h"
 #include "vtkSmartPointer.h"
 #include "vnl/vnl_vector_ref.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
 using namespace mitk;
 
 static vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>   a_vtkPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
 
 static const ScalarType originalValues[] =  {1.0, 2.0, 3.0};
-static const ScalarType copiedValues[]   =  {4.0, 5.0, 6.0};
+static const ScalarType valuesToCopy[]   =  {4.0, 5.0, 6.0};
 
 static void Setup(void)
 {
   a_vtkPoints->Initialize();
 }
 
 static void Test_Mitk2Itk_PointCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
   itk::Point<ScalarType, 3> itkPoint3D = originalValues;
-  mitk::Point3D             point3D    = copiedValues;
+  mitk::Point3D             point3D    = valuesToCopy;
 
   itkPoint3D = point3D;
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION(itkPoint3D == point3D, "mitk point assigned to itk point")
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(itkPoint3D == copiedValues, "correct values were assigned")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(itkPoint3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned")
 }
 
-void testFunction(Point3D& point)
-{
-  point.SetElement(0, 1);
-}
 
 static void Test_Itk2Mitk_PointCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
-  const float testValues[] = {4.0, 5.0, 6.0};
-
   mitk::Point3D point3D                = originalValues;
-  itk::Point<ScalarType, 3> itkPoint3D = copiedValues;
+  itk::Point<ScalarType, 3> itkPoint3D = valuesToCopy;
 
-  itkPoint3D = point3D;
-
-  point3D    = itkPoint3D;
-
-  testFunction(static_cast<mitk::Point3D& >(itkPoint3D));
+  point3D = itkPoint3D;
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == itkPoint3D, "itk point assigned to mitk point")
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == copiedValues, "correct values were assigned")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned")
 }
 
 
 static void Test_Vtk2Mitk_PointCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
   mitk::Point3D point3D = originalValues;
-  a_vtkPoints->InsertNextPoint(copiedValues);
-
+  a_vtkPoints->InsertNextPoint(valuesToCopy);
   double vtkPoint[3];
   a_vtkPoints->GetPoint(0, vtkPoint);
 
   point3D = vtkPoint;
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == vtkPoint, "vtkPoint assigned to mitk point")
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == copiedValues, "correct values were assigned")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned")
+}
+
+static void Test_Mitk2Vtk_PointCompatibility()
+{
+  Setup();
+  double vtkPoint[3];
+  mitk::Point3D point3D = valuesToCopy;
+
+  //a_vtkPoints->InsertNextPoint(point3D.GetAsArray());
+ // a_vtkPoints->GetPoint(0, vtkPoint);
+
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == vtkPoint, "MITK point assigned to VTK point")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(Equal(vtkPoint[0], valuesToCopy[0])
+    && Equal(vtkPoint[1], valuesToCopy[1])
+    && Equal(vtkPoint[2], valuesToCopy[2]), "correct values were assigned")
+}
+
+
+static void Test_Mitk2Pod_PointCompatibility()
+{
+  ScalarType podPoint[] = {1.0, 2.0, 3.0};
+  mitk::Point3D point3D = valuesToCopy;
+
+  point3D.CopyToArray(podPoint);
+
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D  == podPoint, "MITK point assigned to POD point")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(Equal(podPoint[0], valuesToCopy[0])
+    && Equal(podPoint[1], valuesToCopy[1])
+    && Equal(podPoint[2], valuesToCopy[2]), "correct values were assigned")
+
+}
+
+static void Test_Pod2Mitk_PointCompatibility()
+{
+  mitk::Point3D point3D = originalValues;
+  ScalarType podPoint[] = {4.0, 5.0, 6.0};
+
+  point3D = podPoint;
+
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == podPoint, "POD point assigned to MITK point")
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION(point3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned")
 }
 
 
 template< class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
 itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension>  toItk(const vnl_vector_fixed<T, NVectorDimension>& vnlVectorFixed)
 {
   return toItk<T, NVectorDimension>(vnlVectorFixed.as_vector());
 }
 
 
 template< class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension>
 itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension>  toItk(const vnl_vector<T>& vnlVector)
 {
   itk::Vector<T, NVectorDimension> vector;
   vector.SetVnlVector(vnlVector);
   return vector;
 }
 
 
 static void Test_Vnl2Mitk_VectorFixedCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
   mitk::Vector3D vector3D = originalValues;
-  vnl_vector_fixed<ScalarType, 3> vnlVectorFixed(copiedValues);
+  vnl_vector_fixed<ScalarType, 3> vnlVectorFixed(valuesToCopy);
 
   vector3D = toItk(vnlVectorFixed);
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D.GetVnlVector() == vnlVectorFixed, "vnl_vector_fixed assigned to mitk vector")
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D == copiedValues, "correct values were assigned" )
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned" )
 }
 
 static void Test_Vnl2Mitk_VectorCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
   mitk::Vector3D vector3D = originalValues;
   vnl_vector<ScalarType> vnlVector(3);
-  vnlVector.set(copiedValues);
+  vnlVector.set(valuesToCopy);
 
   vector3D = toItk<ScalarType, 3>(vnlVector);
 
   MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D.GetVnlVector() == vnlVector, "vnl_vector assigned to mitk vector")
-  MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D == copiedValues, "correct values were assigned" )
+  MITK_TEST_CONDITION( vector3D == valuesToCopy, "correct values were assigned" )
 }
 
 
 static void Test_Mitk2Vnl_PointCompatibility()
 {
   Setup();
 
   //vnl_vector_fixed<ScalarType, 3> copiedPoint;
 
   //  copiedPoint = mitk2vnl(point3D);
 
   //MITK_TEST_CONDITION(
   //     Equal(static_cast<ScalarType>(copiedPoint[0]), point3D[0])
   //  && Equal(static_cast<ScalarType>(copiedPoint[1]), point3D[1])
   //  && Equal(static_cast<ScalarType>(copiedPoint[2]), point3D[2]), "mitk point assigned to vnl point")
 }
 
 
 /**
 * Test the conversions from and to mitk types
 */
 int mitkTypeConversionTest(int /*argc*/ , char* /*argv*/[])
 {
   // always start with this!
   MITK_TEST_BEGIN("TypeConversionTest")
 
   Test_Mitk2Itk_PointCompatibility();
   Test_Itk2Mitk_PointCompatibility();
 
   Test_Vtk2Mitk_PointCompatibility();
+  Test_Mitk2Vtk_PointCompatibility();
 
   Test_Vnl2Mitk_VectorFixedCompatibility();
   Test_Vnl2Mitk_VectorCompatibility();
 
   Test_Mitk2Vnl_PointCompatibility();
 
+  Test_Mitk2Pod_PointCompatibility();
+  Test_Pod2Mitk_PointCompatibility();
+
   MITK_TEST_END()
 
 }