diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/files.cmake b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/files.cmake
index 0265dbbb0b..41465cf2b8 100644
--- a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/files.cmake
@@ -1,67 +1,70 @@
 SET(SRC_CPP_FILES
   QmitkDiffusionImagingAppApplication.cpp
   QmitkDiffusionImagingAppWorkbenchAdvisor.cpp
 )
 
 SET(INTERNAL_CPP_FILES
   mitkPluginActivator.cpp
   QmitkDiffusionImagingAppIntroPart.cpp
   QmitkDiffusionImagingAppPerspective.cpp
   QmitkWelcomePerspective.cpp
   QmitkReconstructionPerspective.cpp
   QmitkTrackingPerspective.cpp
+  QmitkFileImportPerspective.cpp
 )
 
 SET(UI_FILES
  src/internal/QmitkWelcomeScreenViewControls.ui
 )
 
 SET(MOC_H_FILES
   src/internal/QmitkDiffusionImagingAppIntroPart.h
   src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
   src/QmitkDiffusionImagingAppApplication.h
   src/internal/QmitkDiffusionImagingAppPerspective.h
   src/internal/QmitkWelcomePerspective.h
   src/internal/QmitkReconstructionPerspective.h
   src/internal/QmitkTrackingPerspective.h
+  src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.h
 )
 
 SET(CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES
 # list of resource files which can be used by the plug-in
 # system without loading the plug-ins shared library,
 # for example the icon used in the menu and tabs for the
 # plug-in views in the workbench
   plugin.xml
+  resources/icon_dicom.xpm
   resources/diffusionimaging.png
   resources/preprocessing.png
 )
 
 SET(QRC_FILES
 # uncomment the following line if you want to use Qt resources
   resources/welcome/QmitkWelcomeScreenView.qrc
   resources/org_mitk_gui_qt_diffusionimagingapp.qrc
 )
 
 # SET(CPP_FILES)
 
 foreach(file ${SRC_CPP_FILES})
   SET(CPP_FILES ${CPP_FILES} src/${file})
 endforeach(file ${SRC_CPP_FILES})
 
 foreach(file ${INTERNAL_CPP_FILES})
   SET(CPP_FILES ${CPP_FILES} src/internal/${file})
 endforeach(file ${INTERNAL_CPP_FILES})
 
 
 #----------- Qt Help Collection Project -------------#
 
 IF (BLUEBERRY_USE_QT_HELP)
   SET(_plugin_qhcp_input "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/documentation/MitkDiffusionImagingAppQtHelpCollectionProject.qhcp")
   SET(_plugin_qhcp_output "${PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/resources/MitkDiffusionImagingAppQtHelpCollection_${MBI_WC_REVISION_HASH}.qhc")
   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${_plugin_qhcp_output}
                      COMMAND ${QT_COLLECTIONGENERATOR_EXECUTABLE} ${_plugin_qhcp_input} -o ${_plugin_qhcp_output}
                      DEPENDS ${_plugin_qhcp_input}
                      )
 
   SET(FILE_DEPENDENCIES ${_plugin_qhcp_output})
 ENDIF()
diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/plugin.xml b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/plugin.xml
index 96eb491fb2..c590248052 100644
--- a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/plugin.xml
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/plugin.xml
@@ -1,39 +1,46 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?BlueBerry version="0.1"?>
 <plugin>
   <extension point="org.blueberry.osgi.applications">
     <application id="org.mitk.qt.diffusionimagingapp">
       <run class="QmitkDiffusionImagingAppApplication"/>
     </application>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.intro">
     <intro id="org.mitk.qt.diffusionimagingappintro"
       class="QmitkDiffusionImagingAppIntroPart"
       role="editor"/>
     <introProductBinding
       productId=""
       introId="org.mitk.qt.diffusionimagingappintro"/>
   </extension>
 
 <!--  <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectives">
     <perspective id="org.mitk.diffusionimagingapp.perspectives.diffusionimagingapp" name="Diffusion App" class="QmitkDiffusionImagingAppPerspective" icon="resources/diffusionimaging.png"/>
     <perspective id="org.mitk.diffusionimagingapp.perspectives.welcome" name="Welcome" class="QmitkWelcomePerspective" icon="resources/icon_home.png"/>
   </extension> -->
 
+  <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectives">
+    <perspective id="org.mitk.perspectives.diffusionfileimport"
+                 name="File Import"
+                 class="QmitkFileImportPerspective"
+                 icon="resources/icon_dicom.xpm"/>
+  </extension>
+
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectives">
     <perspective id="org.mitk.perspectives.diffusionreconstruction"
                  name="Preprocessing and Reconstruction"
                  class="QmitkReconstructionPerspective"
                  icon="resources/preprocessing.png"/>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectives">
     <perspective id="org.mitk.perspectives.diffusiontracking"
                  name="Neuronal Tractography"
                  class="QmitkTrackingPerspective"
                  icon="resources/diffusionimaging.png"/>
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
 
diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.cpp b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..554b99ebc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+
+ Program:   BlueBerry Platform
+ Language:  C++
+ Date:      $Date: 2009-10-23 02:59:36 +0200 (Fr, 23 Okt 2009) $
+ Version:   $Revision: 19652 $
+
+ 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 "QmitkFileImportPerspective.h"
+
+void QmitkFileImportPerspective::CreateInitialLayout(berry::IPageLayout::Pointer layout)
+{
+  std::string editorArea = layout->GetEditorArea();
+
+ layout->AddStandaloneView("org.mitk.views.datamanager", false, berry::IPageLayout::LEFT, 0.3f, editorArea);
+
+ layout->AddStandaloneView("org.mitk.views.controlvisualizationpropertiesview",
+   false, berry::IPageLayout::BOTTOM, .2f, "org.mitk.views.datamanager");
+
+  berry::IFolderLayout::Pointer left =
+    layout->CreateFolder("org.mitk.leftcontrols",
+    berry::IPageLayout::BOTTOM, 0.2f, "org.mitk.views.controlvisualizationpropertiesview");
+
+  left->AddView("org.mitk.views.diffusiondicomimport");
+
+
+  berry::IViewLayout::Pointer lo = layout->GetViewLayout("org.mitk.views.diffusiondicomimport");
+  lo->SetCloseable(false);
+}
diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.h b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86884e6811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/QmitkFileImportPerspective.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+
+ Program:   BlueBerry Platform
+ Language:  C++
+ Date:      $Date: 2009-10-23 02:59:36 +0200 (Fr, 23 Okt 2009) $
+ Version:   $Revision: 19652 $
+
+ 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.
+
+ =========================================================================*/
+
+
+#ifndef QmitkFileImportPerspective_H_
+#define QmitkFileImportPerspective_H_
+
+#include <berryIPerspectiveFactory.h>
+
+class QmitkFileImportPerspective : public QObject, public berry::IPerspectiveFactory
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+  Q_INTERFACES(berry::IPerspectiveFactory)
+
+public:
+
+  QmitkFileImportPerspective() {}
+  QmitkFileImportPerspective(const QmitkFileImportPerspective& other)
+  {
+    Q_UNUSED(other)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Copy constructor not implemented");
+  }
+  ~QmitkFileImportPerspective() {}
+
+  void CreateInitialLayout(berry::IPageLayout::Pointer layout);
+};
+
+#endif /* QmitkFileImportPerspective_H_ */
diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
index 0eb1324a31..f0730fda18 100644
--- a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
@@ -1,126 +1,128 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
  Program:   BlueBerry Platform
  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 "mitkPluginActivator.h"
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #include <mitkVersion.h>
 #include <berryQtAssistantUtil.h>
 
 #include "src/QmitkDiffusionImagingAppApplication.h"
 
 #include "QmitkDiffusionImagingAppIntroPart.h"
 #include "QmitkDiffusionImagingAppPerspective.h"
 #include "QmitkWelcomePerspective.h"
 #include "QmitkReconstructionPerspective.h"
 #include "QmitkTrackingPerspective.h"
+#include "QmitkFileImportPerspective.h"
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDateTime>
 
 mitkPluginActivator* mitkPluginActivator::inst = 0;
 
 mitkPluginActivator::mitkPluginActivator()
     : pluginListener(0)
 {
   inst = this;
 }
 
 mitkPluginActivator::~mitkPluginActivator()
 {
   delete pluginListener;
 }
 
 mitkPluginActivator* mitkPluginActivator::GetDefault()
 {
   return inst;
 }
 
 void mitkPluginActivator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   berry::AbstractUICTKPlugin::start(context);
 
   this->context = context;
 
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkDiffusionImagingAppApplication, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkDiffusionImagingAppIntroPart, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkDiffusionImagingAppPerspective, context)
   //BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkWelcomePerspective, context)
+  BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkFileImportPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkReconstructionPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkTrackingPerspective,  context)
 
 //  QString collectionFile = GetQtHelpCollectionFile();
 
 //  berry::QtAssistantUtil::SetHelpCollectionFile(collectionFile);
 //  berry::QtAssistantUtil::SetDefaultHelpUrl("qthelp://org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp/bundle/index.html");
 
   delete pluginListener;
   pluginListener = new berry::QCHPluginListener(context);
   context->connectPluginListener(pluginListener, SLOT(pluginChanged(ctkPluginEvent)), Qt::DirectConnection);
 
   // register all QCH files from all the currently installed plugins
   pluginListener->processPlugins();
 
 
 }
 
 QString mitkPluginActivator::GetQtHelpCollectionFile() const
 {
 
     if (!helpCollectionFile.isEmpty())
     {
       return helpCollectionFile;
     }
 
     QString collectionFilename;
     QString na("n/a");
 //    if (na != MITK_REVISION)
 //      collectionFilename = "MitkDiffusionImagingAppQtHelpCollection_" MITK_REVISION ".qhc";
 //    else
       collectionFilename = "MitkDiffusionImagingAppQtHelpCollection.qhc";
 
     QFileInfo collectionFileInfo = context->getDataFile(collectionFilename);
     QFileInfo pluginFileInfo = QFileInfo(QUrl(context->getPlugin()->getLocation()).toLocalFile());
     if (!collectionFileInfo.exists() ||
         pluginFileInfo.lastModified() > collectionFileInfo.lastModified())
     {
       // extract the qhc file from the plug-in
       QByteArray content = context->getPlugin()->getResource(collectionFilename);
       if (content.isEmpty())
       {
         BERRY_WARN << "Could not get plug-in resource: " << collectionFilename.toStdString();
       }
       else
       {
         QFile file(collectionFileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
         file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
         file.write(content);
         file.close();
       }
     }
 
     if (QFile::exists(collectionFileInfo.absoluteFilePath()))
     {
       helpCollectionFile = collectionFileInfo.absoluteFilePath();
     }
 
     return helpCollectionFile;
 
 }
 
 Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_gui_qt_diffusionimagingapp, mitkPluginActivator)