diff --git a/Modules/BoundingShape/include/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.h b/Modules/BoundingShape/include/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.h
index c0df5fffa0..837f0d961c 100644
--- a/Modules/BoundingShape/include/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.h
+++ b/Modules/BoundingShape/include/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.h
@@ -1,85 +1,86 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D_h
 #define mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D_h
 
 #include <mitkVtkMapper.h>
 
 #include <MitkBoundingShapeExports.h>
 
 #include <vtkActor2D.h>
 #include <vtkCutter.h>
 #include <vtkPlane.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper2D.h>
 #include <vtkPropAssembly.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include <vtkSphereSource.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   class MITKBOUNDINGSHAPE_EXPORT BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D final : public VtkMapper
   {
     class LocalStorage : public Mapper::BaseLocalStorage
     {
     public:
       LocalStorage();
       ~LocalStorage();
 
       bool IsUpdateRequired(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer, mitk::Mapper *mapper, mitk::DataNode *dataNode);
 
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> m_Actor;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D> m_HandleActor;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D> m_SelectedHandleActor;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> m_Mapper;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D> m_HandleMapper;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D> m_SelectedHandleMapper;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkCutter> m_Cutter;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane> m_CuttingPlane;
+      unsigned int m_LastSliceNumber;
       std::vector<vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource>> m_Handles;
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly> m_PropAssembly;
       double m_ZoomFactor;
 
     private:
       LocalStorage(const LocalStorage &);
       LocalStorage &operator=(const LocalStorage &);
     };
 
   public:
     static void SetDefaultProperties(DataNode *node, BaseRenderer *renderer = nullptr, bool overwrite = false);
 
     mitkClassMacro(BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D, VtkMapper);
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self) itkCloneMacro(Self)
 
       void ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer *, vtkActor *) override;
     vtkProp *GetVtkProp(BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
   private:
     BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D();
     ~BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D();
 
     BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D(const Self &);
     Self &operator=(const Self &);
 
     void GenerateDataForRenderer(BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
     void Update(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
     class Impl;
     Impl *m_Impl;
   };
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/BoundingShape/src/Rendering/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.cpp b/Modules/BoundingShape/src/Rendering/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.cpp
index be47fd4ced..9898853add 100644
--- a/Modules/BoundingShape/src/Rendering/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.cpp
+++ b/Modules/BoundingShape/src/Rendering/mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.cpp
@@ -1,462 +1,468 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 detailocalStorage.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "../DataManagement/mitkBoundingShapeUtil.h"
 #include <mitkBaseProperty.h>
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeVtkMapper2D.h>
 
 #include <vtkActor2D.h>
 #include <vtkAppendPolyData.h>
 #include <vtkCoordinate.h>
 #include <vtkCubeSource.h>
 #include <vtkMath.h>
 #include <vtkPointData.h>
 #include <vtkPolyData.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper2D.h>
 #include <vtkProperty2D.h>
 #include <vtkSphereSource.h>
 #include <vtkStripper.h>
 #include <vtkTransformFilter.h>
 #include <vtkTransformPolyDataFilter.h>
 
 static vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource> CreateHandle()
 {
   auto handle = vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource>::New();
 
   handle->SetPhiResolution(8);
   handle->SetThetaResolution(16);
 
   return handle;
 }
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   class BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::Impl
   {
   public:
     Impl()
     {
       Point3D initialPoint;
       initialPoint.Fill(0);
 
       for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i)
         HandlePropertyList.push_back(Handle(initialPoint, i, GetHandleIndices(i)));
     }
 
     std::vector<Handle> HandlePropertyList;
     mitk::LocalStorageHandler<LocalStorage> LocalStorageHandler;
   };
 }
 
 mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::LocalStorage::LocalStorage()
   : m_Actor(vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New()),
-    m_HandleActor(vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D>::New()),
-    m_SelectedHandleActor(vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D>::New()),
-    m_Mapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New()),
-    m_HandleMapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D>::New()),
-    m_SelectedHandleMapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D>::New()),
-    m_Cutter(vtkSmartPointer<vtkCutter>::New()),
-    m_CuttingPlane(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New()),
-    m_PropAssembly(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly>::New()),
-    m_ZoomFactor(1.0)
+  m_HandleActor(vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D>::New()),
+  m_SelectedHandleActor(vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor2D>::New()),
+  m_Mapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New()),
+  m_HandleMapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D>::New()),
+  m_SelectedHandleMapper(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper2D>::New()),
+  m_Cutter(vtkSmartPointer<vtkCutter>::New()),
+  m_CuttingPlane(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New()),
+  m_LastSliceNumber(0),
+  m_PropAssembly(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly>::New()),
+  m_ZoomFactor(1.0)
 {
   m_Actor->SetMapper(m_Mapper);
   m_Actor->GetProperty()->SetOpacity(0.3);
   m_Actor->VisibilityOn();
 
   m_HandleActor->SetMapper(m_HandleMapper);
   m_HandleActor->VisibilityOn();
 
   m_SelectedHandleActor->VisibilityOn();
   m_SelectedHandleActor->GetProperty()->SetColor(0, 1.0, 0);
   m_SelectedHandleActor->SetMapper(m_SelectedHandleMapper);
 
   vtkCoordinate *tcoord = vtkCoordinate::New();
   tcoord->SetCoordinateSystemToWorld();
   m_SelectedHandleMapper->SetTransformCoordinate(tcoord);
   tcoord->Delete();
 
   m_Cutter->SetCutFunction(m_CuttingPlane);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i)
     m_Handles.push_back(CreateHandle());
 
   m_PropAssembly->AddPart(m_Actor);
   m_PropAssembly->AddPart(m_HandleActor);
   m_PropAssembly->VisibilityOn();
 }
 
 bool mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::LocalStorage::IsUpdateRequired(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer,
-                                                                    mitk::Mapper *mapper,
-                                                                    mitk::DataNode *dataNode)
+  mitk::Mapper *mapper,
+  mitk::DataNode *dataNode)
 {
   const mitk::PlaneGeometry *worldGeometry = renderer->GetCurrentWorldPlaneGeometry();
 
   if (m_LastGenerateDataTime < worldGeometry->GetMTime())
     return true;
 
+  unsigned int sliceNumber = renderer->GetSlice();
+ 
+  if (m_LastSliceNumber != sliceNumber)
+    return true;
+
   if (mapper && m_LastGenerateDataTime < mapper->GetMTime())
     return true;
 
   if (dataNode)
   {
     if (m_LastGenerateDataTime < dataNode->GetMTime())
       return true;
 
     mitk::BaseData *data = dataNode->GetData();
 
     if (data && m_LastGenerateDataTime < data->GetMTime())
       return true;
   }
 
   return false;
 }
 
 mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::LocalStorage::~LocalStorage()
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::Update(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
   this->GenerateDataForRenderer(renderer);
 }
 
 void mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::SetDefaultProperties(DataNode *node, BaseRenderer *renderer, bool overwrite)
 {
   Superclass::SetDefaultProperties(node, renderer, overwrite);
 }
 
 mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D() : m_Impl(new Impl)
 {
 }
 
 mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::~BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D()
 {
   delete m_Impl;
 }
 
 void mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::GenerateDataForRenderer(BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
   const DataNode::Pointer node = GetDataNode();
   if (node == nullptr)
     return;
 
   LocalStorage *localStorage = m_Impl->LocalStorageHandler.GetLocalStorage(renderer);
 
   // either update if GeometryData was modified or if the zooming was performed
   bool needGenerateData = localStorage->IsUpdateRequired(
     renderer, this, GetDataNode()); // true; // localStorage->GetLastGenerateDataTime() < node->GetMTime() ||
-                                    // localStorage->GetLastGenerateDataTime() < node->GetData()->GetMTime();
-                                    // //localStorage->IsGenerateDataRequired(renderer, this, GetDataNode());
+  // localStorage->GetLastGenerateDataTime() < node->GetData()->GetMTime();
+  // //localStorage->IsGenerateDataRequired(renderer, this, GetDataNode());
 
   double scale = renderer->GetScaleFactorMMPerDisplayUnit();
 
   if (std::abs(scale - localStorage->m_ZoomFactor) > 0.001)
   {
     localStorage->m_ZoomFactor = scale;
     needGenerateData = true;
   }
 
   if (needGenerateData)
   {
     bool visible = true;
     GetDataNode()->GetVisibility(visible, renderer, "visible");
 
     if (!visible)
     {
       localStorage->m_Actor->VisibilityOff();
       return;
     }
     GeometryData::Pointer shape = static_cast<GeometryData *>(node->GetData());
     if (shape == nullptr)
       return;
 
     mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer geometry = shape->GetGeometry();
     mitk::Vector3D spacing = geometry->GetSpacing();
 
     // calculate cornerpoints and extent from geometry with visualization offset
     std::vector<Point3D> cornerPoints = GetCornerPoints(geometry, true);
     Point3D p0 = cornerPoints[0];
     Point3D p1 = cornerPoints[1];
     Point3D p2 = cornerPoints[2];
     Point3D p4 = cornerPoints[4];
     Point3D extent;
     extent[0] =
       sqrt((p0[0] - p4[0]) * (p0[0] - p4[0]) + (p0[1] - p4[1]) * (p0[1] - p4[1]) + (p0[2] - p4[2]) * (p0[2] - p4[2]));
     extent[1] =
       sqrt((p0[0] - p2[0]) * (p0[0] - p2[0]) + (p0[1] - p2[1]) * (p0[1] - p2[1]) + (p0[2] - p2[2]) * (p0[2] - p2[2]));
     extent[2] =
       sqrt((p0[0] - p1[0]) * (p0[0] - p1[0]) + (p0[1] - p1[1]) * (p0[1] - p1[1]) + (p0[2] - p1[2]) * (p0[2] - p1[2]));
 
     // calculate center based on half way of the distance between two opposing cornerpoints
     mitk::Point3D center = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[7], cornerPoints[0]);
 
     if (m_Impl->HandlePropertyList.size() == 6)
     {
       // set handle positions
       Point3D pointLeft = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[5], cornerPoints[6]);
       Point3D pointRight = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[1], cornerPoints[2]);
       Point3D pointTop = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[0], cornerPoints[6]);
       Point3D pointBottom = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[7], cornerPoints[1]);
       Point3D pointFront = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[2], cornerPoints[7]);
       Point3D pointBack = CalcAvgPoint(cornerPoints[4], cornerPoints[1]);
 
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[0].SetPosition(pointLeft);
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[1].SetPosition(pointRight);
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[2].SetPosition(pointTop);
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[3].SetPosition(pointBottom);
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[4].SetPosition(pointFront);
       m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[5].SetPosition(pointBack);
     }
 
     // caculate face normals
     double result0[3], result1[3], result2[3];
     double a[3], b[3];
     a[0] = (cornerPoints[5][0] - cornerPoints[6][0]);
     a[1] = (cornerPoints[5][1] - cornerPoints[6][1]);
     a[2] = (cornerPoints[5][2] - cornerPoints[6][2]);
 
     b[0] = (cornerPoints[5][0] - cornerPoints[4][0]);
     b[1] = (cornerPoints[5][1] - cornerPoints[4][1]);
     b[2] = (cornerPoints[5][2] - cornerPoints[4][2]);
 
     vtkMath::Cross(a, b, result0);
 
     a[0] = (cornerPoints[0][0] - cornerPoints[6][0]);
     a[1] = (cornerPoints[0][1] - cornerPoints[6][1]);
     a[2] = (cornerPoints[0][2] - cornerPoints[6][2]);
 
     b[0] = (cornerPoints[0][0] - cornerPoints[2][0]);
     b[1] = (cornerPoints[0][1] - cornerPoints[2][1]);
     b[2] = (cornerPoints[0][2] - cornerPoints[2][2]);
 
     vtkMath::Cross(a, b, result1);
 
     a[0] = (cornerPoints[2][0] - cornerPoints[7][0]);
     a[1] = (cornerPoints[2][1] - cornerPoints[7][1]);
     a[2] = (cornerPoints[2][2] - cornerPoints[7][2]);
 
     b[0] = (cornerPoints[2][0] - cornerPoints[6][0]);
     b[1] = (cornerPoints[2][1] - cornerPoints[6][1]);
     b[2] = (cornerPoints[2][2] - cornerPoints[6][2]);
 
     vtkMath::Cross(a, b, result2);
 
     vtkMath::Normalize(result0);
     vtkMath::Normalize(result1);
     vtkMath::Normalize(result2);
 
     // create cube for rendering bounding box
     auto cube = vtkCubeSource::New();
     cube->SetXLength(extent[0] / spacing[0]);
     cube->SetYLength(extent[1] / spacing[1]);
     cube->SetZLength(extent[2] / spacing[2]);
 
     // calculates translation based on offset+extent not on the transformation matrix
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4> imageTransform = geometry->GetVtkTransform()->GetMatrix();
     auto translation = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
     translation->Translate(center[0] - imageTransform->GetElement(0, 3),
-                           center[1] - imageTransform->GetElement(1, 3),
-                           center[2] - imageTransform->GetElement(2, 3));
+      center[1] - imageTransform->GetElement(1, 3),
+      center[2] - imageTransform->GetElement(2, 3));
 
     auto transform = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
     transform->SetMatrix(imageTransform);
     transform->PostMultiply();
     transform->Concatenate(translation);
     transform->Update();
     cube->Update();
 
     auto transformFilter = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformFilter>::New();
     transformFilter->SetInputData(cube->GetOutput());
     transformFilter->SetTransform(transform);
     transformFilter->Update();
     cube->Delete();
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polydata = transformFilter->GetPolyDataOutput();
     if (polydata == nullptr || (polydata->GetNumberOfPoints() < 1))
     {
       localStorage->m_Actor->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->m_HandleActor->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->m_SelectedHandleActor->VisibilityOff();
       return;
     }
 
     // estimate current image plane to decide whether the cube is visible or not
     const PlaneGeometry *planeGeometry = renderer->GetCurrentWorldPlaneGeometry();
     if ((planeGeometry == nullptr) || (!planeGeometry->IsValid()) || (!planeGeometry->HasReferenceGeometry()))
       return;
 
     double origin[3];
     origin[0] = planeGeometry->GetOrigin()[0];
     origin[1] = planeGeometry->GetOrigin()[1];
     origin[2] = planeGeometry->GetOrigin()[2];
 
     double normal[3];
     normal[0] = planeGeometry->GetNormal()[0];
     normal[1] = planeGeometry->GetNormal()[1];
     normal[2] = planeGeometry->GetNormal()[2];
 
     //    MITK_INFO << "normal1 " << normal[0] << " " << normal[1] << " " << normal[2];
     localStorage->m_CuttingPlane->SetOrigin(origin);
     localStorage->m_CuttingPlane->SetNormal(normal);
 
     // add cube polydata to local storage
     localStorage->m_Cutter->SetInputData(polydata);
     localStorage->m_Cutter->SetGenerateCutScalars(1);
     localStorage->m_Cutter->Update();
 
     if (localStorage->m_PropAssembly->GetParts()->IsItemPresent(localStorage->m_HandleActor))
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->RemovePart(localStorage->m_HandleActor);
     if (localStorage->m_PropAssembly->GetParts()->IsItemPresent(localStorage->m_Actor))
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->RemovePart(localStorage->m_Actor);
 
     vtkCoordinate *tcoord = vtkCoordinate::New();
     tcoord->SetCoordinateSystemToWorld();
     localStorage->m_HandleMapper->SetTransformCoordinate(tcoord);
     tcoord->Delete();
 
     if (localStorage->m_Cutter->GetOutput()->GetNumberOfPoints() > 0) // if plane is visible in the renderwindow
     {
       mitk::DoubleProperty::Pointer handleSizeProperty =
         dynamic_cast<mitk::DoubleProperty *>(this->GetDataNode()->GetProperty("Bounding Shape.Handle Size Factor"));
 
       ScalarType initialHandleSize;
       if (handleSizeProperty != nullptr)
         initialHandleSize = handleSizeProperty->GetValue();
       else
         initialHandleSize = 1.0 / 40.0;
 
       mitk::Point2D displaySize = renderer->GetDisplaySizeInMM();
       double handleSize = ((displaySize[0] + displaySize[1]) / 2.0) * initialHandleSize;
 
       auto appendPoly = vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendPolyData>::New();
       unsigned int i = 0;
 
       // add handles and their assigned properties to the local storage
       mitk::IntProperty::Pointer activeHandleId =
         dynamic_cast<mitk::IntProperty *>(node->GetProperty("Bounding Shape.Active Handle ID"));
 
       bool visible = false;
       bool selected = false;
       for (auto handle : localStorage->m_Handles)
       {
         Point3D handleCenter = m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[i].GetPosition();
 
         handle->SetRadius(handleSize);
         handle->SetCenter(handleCenter[0], handleCenter[1], handleCenter[2]);
 
         vtkMath::Normalize(normal);
         double angle = vtkMath::DegreesFromRadians(acos(vtkMath::Dot(normal, result0)));
         double angle1 = vtkMath::DegreesFromRadians(acos(vtkMath::Dot(normal, result1)));
         double angle2 = vtkMath::DegreesFromRadians(acos(vtkMath::Dot(normal, result2)));
 
         // show handles only if the corresponding face is aligned to the render window
         if ((((std::abs(angle - 0) < 0.001) || (std::abs(angle - 180) < 0.001)) && i != 0 && i != 1) ||
-            (((std::abs(angle1 - 0) < 0.001) || (std::abs(angle1 - 180) < 0.001)) && i != 2 && i != 3) ||
-            (((std::abs(angle2 - 0) < 0.001) || (std::abs(angle2 - 180) < 0.001)) && i != 4 && i != 5))
+          (((std::abs(angle1 - 0) < 0.001) || (std::abs(angle1 - 180) < 0.001)) && i != 2 && i != 3) ||
+          (((std::abs(angle2 - 0) < 0.001) || (std::abs(angle2 - 180) < 0.001)) && i != 4 && i != 5))
         {
           if (activeHandleId == nullptr)
           {
             appendPoly->AddInputConnection(handle->GetOutputPort());
           }
           else
           {
             if ((activeHandleId->GetValue() != m_Impl->HandlePropertyList[i].GetIndex()))
             {
               appendPoly->AddInputConnection(handle->GetOutputPort());
             }
             else
             {
               handle->Update();
               localStorage->m_SelectedHandleMapper->SetInputData(handle->GetOutput());
               localStorage->m_SelectedHandleActor->VisibilityOn();
               selected = true;
             }
           }
           visible = true;
         }
 
         i++;
       }
 
       if (visible)
       {
         appendPoly->Update();
       }
       else
       {
         localStorage->m_HandleActor->VisibilityOff();
         localStorage->m_SelectedHandleActor->VisibilityOff();
       }
 
       auto stripper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkStripper>::New();
       stripper->SetInputData(localStorage->m_Cutter->GetOutput());
       stripper->Update();
 
       auto cutPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
       cutPolyData->SetPoints(stripper->GetOutput()->GetPoints());
       cutPolyData->SetPolys(stripper->GetOutput()->GetLines());
 
       localStorage->m_Actor->GetMapper()->SetInputDataObject(cutPolyData);
       mitk::ColorProperty::Pointer selectedColor = dynamic_cast<mitk::ColorProperty *>(node->GetProperty("color"));
       if (selectedColor != nullptr)
       {
         mitk::Color color = selectedColor->GetColor();
         localStorage->m_Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(color[0], color[1], color[2]);
       }
 
       if (activeHandleId != nullptr)
       {
         localStorage->m_HandleActor->GetProperty()->SetColor(1, 0, 0);
       }
       else
       {
         localStorage->m_HandleActor->GetProperty()->SetColor(1, 1, 1);
       }
       localStorage->m_HandleActor->GetMapper()->SetInputDataObject(appendPoly->GetOutput());
 
       // add parts to the overall storage
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->AddPart(localStorage->m_Actor);
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->AddPart(localStorage->m_HandleActor);
       if (selected)
       {
         localStorage->m_PropAssembly->AddPart(localStorage->m_SelectedHandleActor);
       }
 
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->VisibilityOn();
       localStorage->m_Actor->VisibilityOn();
       localStorage->m_HandleActor->VisibilityOn();
     }
     else
     {
       localStorage->m_PropAssembly->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->m_Actor->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->m_HandleActor->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->m_SelectedHandleActor->VisibilityOff();
       localStorage->UpdateGenerateDataTime();
     }
     localStorage->UpdateGenerateDataTime();
   }
 }
 
 vtkProp *mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::GetVtkProp(BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
   return m_Impl->LocalStorageHandler.GetLocalStorage(renderer)->m_PropAssembly;
 }
 
 void mitk::BoundingShapeVtkMapper2D::ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer *, vtkActor *)
 {
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
index 90d835c996..a1b1fa8797 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
@@ -1,529 +1,528 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 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 "QmitkImageCropper.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSpinBox>
 #include <QSlider>
 
 #include <vtkCommand.h>
 #include <vtkCubeSource.h>
 #include <vtkObjectFactory.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkPlaneWidget.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include <vtkTransform.h>
 #include <vtkTransformFilter.h>
 
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeInteractor.h>
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeCropper.h>
 #include <mitkDisplayInteractor.h>
 #include <mitkIDataStorageService.h>
 #include <mitkImageCast.h> // Includes for image casting between ITK and MITK: added after using Plugin Generator
 #include <mitkImageAccessByItk.h>
 #include <mitkImageStatisticsHolder.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionConst.h>
 #include <mitkITKImageImport.h>
 #include <mitkLabelSetImage.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateDataType.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateAnd.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateNot.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateProperty.h>
 #include <mitkRenderingManager.h>
 #include <mitkProperties.h>
 
 #include <itkBoundingBox.h>
 #include <itkCommand.h>
 
 #include <usModuleRegistry.h>
 #include <usGetModuleContext.h>
 
 const std::string QmitkImageCropper::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.qmitkimagecropper";
 
 QmitkImageCropper::QmitkImageCropper(QObject *parent)
   : m_ParentWidget(0),
   m_ImageNode(nullptr),
   m_CroppingObject(nullptr),
   m_CroppingObjectNode(nullptr),
   m_BoundingShapeInteractor(nullptr),
   m_CropOutsideValue(0),
   m_Advanced(0),
   m_Active(0),
   m_ScrollEnabled(true)
 {
   CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(false);
 }
 
 QmitkImageCropper::~QmitkImageCropper()
 {
   //delete pointer objects
   m_CroppingObjectNode = nullptr;
   m_CroppingObject = nullptr;
 
   //disable interactor
   if (m_BoundingShapeInteractor != nullptr)
   {
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(nullptr);
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setFocus();
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent)
 {
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi(parent);
 
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetDataStorage(this->GetDataStorage());
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetPredicate(mitk::NodePredicateAnd::New(
     mitk::TNodePredicateDataType<mitk::GeometryData>::New(),
     mitk::NodePredicateNot::New(mitk::NodePredicateProperty::New("helper object"))));
   m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
 
   connect(m_Controls.buttonCropping, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoCropping()));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonMasking, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoMasking()));
   connect(m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector, SIGNAL(OnSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode*)),
     this, SLOT(OnDataSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode*)));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoCreateNewBoundingObject()));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled()));
   connect(m_Controls.spinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnSliderValueChanged(int)));
 
   m_Controls.spinBox->setValue(-1000);
   m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(false);
 
   m_Advanced = false;
   this->OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled();
   m_ParentWidget = parent;
 
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnDataSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node)
 {
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
   m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
 
   if (m_CroppingObjectNode.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::GeometryData*>(this->m_CroppingObjectNode->GetData()))
   {
     m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString(""));
     m_CroppingObject = dynamic_cast<mitk::GeometryData*>(m_CroppingObjectNode->GetData());
     m_Advanced = true;
 
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews();
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   }
   else
   {
     m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(false);
     m_CroppingObject = nullptr;
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(false);
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(nullptr);
     m_Advanced = false;
     this->OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled();
   }
 
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled()
 {
   m_Controls.groupImageSettings->setVisible(m_Advanced);
   m_Advanced = !m_Advanced;
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(bool rotationEnabled)
 {
   if (m_BoundingShapeInteractor.IsNull())
   {
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor = mitk::BoundingShapeInteractor::New();
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->LoadStateMachine("BoundingShapeInteraction.xml", us::ModuleRegistry::GetModule("MitkBoundingShape"));
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetEventConfig("BoundingShapeMouseConfig.xml", us::ModuleRegistry::GetModule("MitkBoundingShape"));
   }
   m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetRotationEnabled(rotationEnabled);
 }
 
 
 mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer QmitkImageCropper::InitializeWithImageGeometry(mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer geometry)
 {
   // convert a basegeometry into a Geometry3D (otherwise IO is not working properly)
   if (geometry == nullptr)
     mitkThrow() << "Geometry is not valid.";
 
   auto boundingGeometry = mitk::Geometry3D::New();
   boundingGeometry->SetBounds(geometry->GetBounds());
   boundingGeometry->SetImageGeometry(geometry->GetImageGeometry());
   boundingGeometry->SetOrigin(geometry->GetOrigin());
   boundingGeometry->SetSpacing(geometry->GetSpacing());
   boundingGeometry->SetIndexToWorldTransform(geometry->GetIndexToWorldTransform());
   boundingGeometry->Modified();
   return boundingGeometry;
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoCreateNewBoundingObject()
 {
   if (m_ImageNode.IsNotNull())
   {
     bool ok = false;
     QString name = QInputDialog::getText(QApplication::activeWindow()
       , "Add cropping shape...", "Enter name for the new cropping shape", QLineEdit::Normal, "BoundingShape", &ok);
-    if (!ok || name.isEmpty())
+    if (!ok)
       return;
 
     m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
 
     // to do: check whether stdmulti.widget is valid
     // get current timestep to support 3d+t images //to do: check if stdmultiwidget is valid
     int timeStep = mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(mitk::BaseRenderer::GetRenderWindowByName("stdmulti.widget1"))->GetTimeStep();
     mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer imageGeometry = static_cast<mitk::BaseGeometry*>(m_ImageNode->GetData()->GetGeometry(timeStep));
 
     m_CroppingObject = mitk::GeometryData::New();
     m_CroppingObject->SetGeometry(static_cast<mitk::Geometry3D*>(this->InitializeWithImageGeometry(imageGeometry)));
     m_CroppingObjectNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetData(m_CroppingObject);
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(name.toStdString()));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("color", mitk::ColorProperty::New(1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("opacity", mitk::FloatProperty::New(0.6));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("layer", mitk::IntProperty::New(99));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->AddProperty("handle size factor", mitk::DoubleProperty::New(1.0 / 40.0));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetBoolProperty("pickable", true);
 
     if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(m_CroppingObjectNode))
     {
       GetDataStorage()->Add(m_CroppingObjectNode, m_ImageNode);
       m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetSelectedNode(m_CroppingObjectNode);
       m_CroppingObjectNode->SetVisibility(true);
       m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(true);
       m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(this->m_CroppingObjectNode);
       this->OnDataSelectionChanged(m_CroppingObjectNode);
     }
   }
   // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
   auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
   tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, m_CroppingObjectNode);
 
   // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
   mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnSelectionChanged(berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer /*part*/,
   const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer>& nodes)
 {
   bool rotationEnabled = false;
   if (nodes.empty())
   {
     m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
     m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
     m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
     m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString("Create a bounding shape below."));
     m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
     return;
   }
   m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(true);
 
   foreach(mitk::DataNode::Pointer node, nodes)
   {
     if (node.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData()))
     {
       m_ImageNode = nodes[0];
       m_Controls.groupBoundingObject->setEnabled(true);
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(0, 0, 0) }");
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("File name: " + m_ImageNode->GetName()));
       m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(true);
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer image = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(m_ImageNode->GetData());
       if (image != nullptr)
       {
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4> imageMat = image->GetGeometry()->GetVtkMatrix();
         // check whether the image geometry is rotated, if so, no pixel aligned cropping or masking can be performed
         if ((imageMat->GetElement(1, 0) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(0, 1) == 0.0) &&
           (imageMat->GetElement(1, 2) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(2, 1) == 0.0) &&
           (imageMat->GetElement(2, 0) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(0, 2) == 0.0))
         {
           rotationEnabled = false;
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
         }
         else
         {
           rotationEnabled = true;
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(true);
         }
 
         this->CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(rotationEnabled);
         m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
         if (m_CroppingObjectNode != nullptr)
         {
           this->OnDataSelectionChanged(m_CroppingObjectNode);
           m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(true);
           m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(this->m_CroppingObjectNode);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
         }
 
         if (image->GetPixelType().GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::SCALAR)
         {
-          // TODO: ImageStatistics Plugin? Min/Max Value?
-          int minPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMin());
+          // Might be changed with the upcoming new image statistics plugin
+          int minPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMinNoRecompute());
           //static_cast<int>image->GetStatistics()->GetScalarValueMinNoRecompute();
-          int maxPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMax());
+          int maxPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMaxNoRecompute());
           //static_cast<int>image->GetStatistics()->GetScalarValueMaxNoRecompute();
           m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setMaximum(maxPixelValue);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setMinimum(minPixelValue);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setValue(minPixelValue);
         }
         else
           m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(false);
 
         unsigned int dim = image->GetDimension();
         if (dim < 2 || dim > 4)
         {
           m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
           m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(false);
         }
         if (m_CroppingObjectNode != nullptr)
         {
           m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setVisible(false);
         }
         else
         {
           m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString("Create a bounding shape below."));
         }
         return;
       }
       //  iterate all selected objects, adjust warning visibility
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
       m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
       m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(true);
       m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnComboBoxSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node)
 {
   mitk::DataNode* selectedNode = const_cast<mitk::DataNode*>(node);
   if (selectedNode != nullptr)
   {
     if (m_ImageNode.IsNotNull())
       selectedNode->SetDataInteractor(m_ImageNode->GetDataInteractor());
     // m_ImageNode->GetDataInteractor()->SetDataNode(selectedNode);
     m_ImageNode = selectedNode;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnSliderValueChanged(int slidervalue)
 {
   m_CropOutsideValue = slidervalue;
 }
 
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoMasking()
 {
   this->ProcessImage(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoCropping()
 {
   this->ProcessImage(false);
 }
 
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::ProcessImage(bool mask)
 {
   // cropping only possible if valid bounding shape as well as a valid image are loaded
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes = this->GetDataManagerSelection();
 
   // to do: check whether stdmultiwidget is valid
   int timeStep = mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(mitk::BaseRenderer::GetRenderWindowByName("stdmulti.widget1"))->GetTimeStep();
 
   if (nodes.empty()) return;
 
   mitk::DataNode* node = nodes[0];
 
   if (node == nullptr)
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
   if (m_CroppingObject == nullptr)
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select a cropping object before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
 
   mitk::BaseData* data = node->GetData(); //get data from node
   if (data != nullptr)
   {
     QString imageName;
     if (mask)
       imageName = QString::fromStdString(node->GetName() + "_masked");
     else
       imageName = QString::fromStdString(node->GetName() + "_cropped");
 
     // image and bounding shape ok, set as input
     auto croppedImageNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     auto cutter = mitk::BoundingShapeCropper::New();
     cutter->SetGeometry(m_CroppingObject);
 
     // adjustable in advanced settings
     cutter->SetUseWholeInputRegion(mask); //either mask (mask=true) or crop (mask=false)
     cutter->SetOutsideValue(m_CropOutsideValue);
     cutter->SetUseCropTimeStepOnly(m_Controls.checkBoxCropTimeStepOnly->isChecked());
     cutter->SetCurrentTimeStep(timeStep);
 
     // TODO: Add support for MultiLayer (right now only Mulitlabel support)
     mitk::LabelSetImage* labelsetImageInput = dynamic_cast<mitk::LabelSetImage*>(data);
     if (labelsetImageInput != nullptr)
     {
         cutter->SetInput(labelsetImageInput);   
         // do the actual cutting
         try
         {
           cutter->Update();
         }
         catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& e)
         {
           std::string message = std::string("The Cropping filter could not process because of: \n ") + e.GetDescription();
           QMessageBox::warning(nullptr,
             tr("Cropping not possible!"),
             tr(message.c_str()),
             QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton, QMessageBox::NoButton);
           return;
         }
 
         auto labelSetImage = mitk::LabelSetImage::New();
         labelSetImage->InitializeByLabeledImage(cutter->GetOutput());
 
         for (int i = 0; i < labelsetImageInput->GetNumberOfLayers(); i++)
         {
           labelSetImage->AddLabelSetToLayer(i, labelsetImageInput->GetLabelSet(i));
         }
 
         croppedImageNode->SetData(labelSetImage);
         croppedImageNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(imageName.toStdString()));
 
         //add cropping result to the current data storage as child node to the image node
         if (!m_Controls.checkOverwriteImage->isChecked())
         {
           if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(croppedImageNode))
           {
             this->GetDataStorage()->Add(croppedImageNode, m_ImageNode);
           }
         }
         else // original image will be overwritten by the result image and the bounding box of the result is adjusted
         {
           node->SetData(labelSetImage);
           node->Modified();
           // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
           auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
           tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, node);
 
           // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
           mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
         }
     }
     else
     {
       mitk::Image::Pointer imageInput = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(data);
       if (imageInput != nullptr)
       {
         cutter->SetInput(imageInput);
         // do the actual cutting
         try
         {
           cutter->Update();
         }
         catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& e)
         {
           std::string message = std::string("The Cropping filter could not process because of: \n ") + e.GetDescription();
 
           QMessageBox::warning(nullptr,
             tr("Cropping not possible!"),
             tr(message.c_str()),
             QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton, QMessageBox::NoButton);
           return;
         }
 
         //add cropping result to the current data storage as child node to the image node
         if (!m_Controls.checkOverwriteImage->isChecked())
         {
           croppedImageNode->SetData(cutter->GetOutput());
           croppedImageNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(imageName.toStdString()));
-          croppedImageNode->SetProperty("color", mitk::ColorProperty::New(1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
-          croppedImageNode->SetProperty("opacity", mitk::FloatProperty::New(0.4));
+          croppedImageNode->SetProperty("color", mitk::ColorProperty::New(1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
           croppedImageNode->SetProperty("layer", mitk::IntProperty::New(99)); // arbitrary, copied from segmentation functionality
           if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(croppedImageNode))
           {
             this->GetDataStorage()->Add(croppedImageNode, m_ImageNode);
           }
         }
         else // original image will be overwritten by the result image and the bounding box of the result is adjusted
         {
           node->SetData(cutter->GetOutput());
           node->Modified();
           // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
           auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
           tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, node);
 
           // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
           mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
         }
       }
     }
   }
   else
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
   }
 }